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After-work hobbies, days off and an occasional holiday are important strategies for maintaining mental health, as Amber Lenon explains
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For Tamia Williams, determination, hard work and finding support in her community were key factors in being a successful physics student and researcher
Read article: On the road less travelled: a Black physicist’s journey in academia
For Brooke Russell, a constructive, mentoring environment was crucial to her development as a physicist – and it’s essential for attracting new talent into the field
Read article: Intrepid interstellar adventurers
Ian Randall reviews Spacefarers: How Humans Will Settle the Moon, Mars, and Beyond by Christopher Wanjek
Read article: Why knocking down Brookhaven’s iconic smokestack is a monumental mistake
Robert P Crease laments the disappearance of a landmark in US science history
Read article: Look Up examines the age of cosmic exploration
Tushna Commissariat reviews Look Up: Our Story with the Stars by Sarah Cruddas
Read article: Why physics-based firms benefit from green-strings-attached economic-recovery measures
James McKenzie applauds physics-based firms that are helping the environment
Read article: Redefining the scientific conference to be more inclusive
Eleanor S Armstrong, Divya M Persaud and Christopher A-L Jackson say that scientific meetings can be more welcoming for everyone
Read article: Fostering academic debate in an online world
Carla Figueira de Morisson Faria and Andrew Brown describe organizing an online "quantum battles" workshop
Read article: Wine, skis, clocks, bones: why Linn Hobbs lives in a material world
Linn Hobbs talks to Robert P Crease about his passion for materials science
