Thinking outside of the box – but not too far from it
Philip Moriarty reviews Fear of a Black Universe: an Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics by Stephon Alexander
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Competitive not cut-throat: what baseball’s Ted Williams tells us about physicists’ instincts
Physicists are competitive, but that doesn’t make them cut-throat, argues Robert P Crease
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Where did all the calculus go?
Niki Bell argues that mathematics A-level could be reformed so that it does more to support physics students
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An inventory of cosmological mysteries
Laura Hiscott reviews What’s Eating the Universe and Other Cosmic Questions by Paul Davies
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Planning for space travel
Laura Hiscott reviews The Spacefarer’s Handbook by Bergita and Urs Ganse
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The great upheaval in physics – through the eyes of a scientist who was there
Laura Hiscott reviews Sir James Jeans: Scientist, Philosopher and Musician by Christopher Jeans and Alexandr Kozenko
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An illustrated guide to relativity
Laura Hiscott reviews Reimagining Time: a Light-Speed Tour of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity by Tanya Bub and Jeffrey Bub
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The importance of taking time out
With the pandemic resulting in widescale burnout among academics, Karel Green says that stepping away from the office has never been so essential
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A personal mission: one scientist’s search for a theory of everything
Sabine Hossenfelder reviews Shell Beach: the Search for the Final Theory by Jesper Grimstrup
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The business of holidays: why going away can earn you money
Can a holiday make you rich? James McKenzie explains how business ideas – both big and small – often arise when you’re away on vacation
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