Read article: Towards a new equality narrative to encourage under-represented groups into physics
Recognizing other sources of technical knowledge can encourage people from under-represented groups into physics
Read article: Why we need to stop gaslighting minority physics students
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein on how intuition in physics can be a social construct, one that culturally embeds who is normal and what is intuitive
Read article: Why we need to change the public’s perception of physics
Arushi Borundia says that while stereotypes will always exist, more can be done to change the public’s perception of what a physicist is
Read article: The story of science fiction and society
Ian Randall reviews Science Fiction by Sherryl Vint
Read article: Arm Holdings faces uncertain future – and why it matters to you
Arm Holdings’ chips power countless smart phones, tablets and TVs, but the company faces an uncertain future. James McKenzie explains
Read article: The fight for physics: how combat robotics on TV’s BattleBots turns students on to science
TV robot fights are not just entertainment – they can also help turn students on to physics and engineering, as Robert P Crease finds out
Read article: Friend or foe? Machine learning and how it is shaping our lives
Achintya Rao reviews A Citizen’s Guide to AI by John Zerilli and co-authors
Read article: Why now is the time to change bad exam habits
Paolo Elias says that the COVID-19 pandemic offers the chance to revamp how we assess physics students at school and college
Read article: Surprising physics that we depend on for existence
David Appell reviews Seven Pillars of Science: the Incredible Lightness of Ice, and Other Scientific Surprises by John Gribbin
Read article: Crisis in a lockdown: how NIST coped with a radiation leak
Robert P Crease describes how news of a radiation leak at a US neutron facility was handled in today’s online, networked and locked-down world
