Henry Preston and Saralyn Thomas say that nuclear energy must be part of the conversation during the COP26 climate talks
Read article: Why nuclear energy must be part of ‘net zero’ climate targets
Immanuel Adewumi reviews The Disordered Cosmos: a Journey into Dark Matter, Spacetime, and Dreams Deferred by Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Read article: Frames of reference in science and culture, and how they influence progress
Margaret Harris reviews Restricted Data: the History of Nuclear Secrecy in the United States by Alex Wellerstein
Read article: How nuclear information has been hidden – and brought to light
In his third article on funding hi-tech firms, James McKenzie looks at recent initiatives to help them jump over the “valley of death”
Read article: Are you good enough to cross the valley?
Philip Moriarty reviews Fear of a Black Universe: an Outsider’s Guide to the Future of Physics by Stephon Alexander
Read article: Thinking outside of the box – but not too far from it
Physicists are competitive, but that doesn’t make them cut-throat, argues Robert P Crease
Read article: Competitive not cut-throat: what baseball’s Ted Williams tells us about physicists’ instincts
Niki Bell argues that mathematics A-level could be reformed so that it does more to support physics students
Read article: Where did all the calculus go?
Laura Hiscott reviews What’s Eating the Universe and Other Cosmic Questions by Paul Davies
Read article: An inventory of cosmological mysteries
Laura Hiscott reviews The Spacefarer’s Handbook by Bergita and Urs Ganse
Read article: Planning for space travel
Laura Hiscott reviews Sir James Jeans: Scientist, Philosopher and Musician by Christopher Jeans and Alexandr Kozenko
Read article: The great upheaval in physics – through the eyes of a scientist who was there
