Artificial intelligence Opinion and reviews 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: Friend or foe? Machine learning and how it is shaping our lives
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews 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: Why now is the time to change bad exam habits
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews 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: Surprising physics that we depend on for existence
Projects and facilities Opinion and reviews 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 Read article: Crisis in a lockdown: how NIST coped with a radiation leak
Astronomy and space Opinion and reviews Reaching for Mars: advice for realizing the biggest dreams Andrew Glester reviews Dream Big: How to Reach for Your Stars by Abigail Harrison Read article: Reaching for Mars: advice for realizing the biggest dreams
Business and innovation Opinion and reviews Winning an IOP business award could give your firm a boost James McKenzie celebrates some of the firms that have won business innovation awards from the Institute of Physics Read article: Winning an IOP business award could give your firm a boost
Philosophy, sociology and religion Opinion and reviews Recognizing religious diversity in physics Sebastian Wood says that science needs to welcome different faiths and do more to build bridges between the two communities Read article: Recognizing religious diversity in physics
Earth sciences Opinion and reviews Strolling in the deep Ian Randall reviews The Brilliant Abyss by Helen Scales Read article: Strolling in the deep
Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Standing up for science in difficult times Caitlin Duffy says that scientists have a duty to speak up and challenge misinformation Read article: Standing up for science in difficult times
Environment and energy Opinion and reviews Is the answer to climate change lying beneath your feet? James McKenzie examines the potential of pumps that warm our homes and offices by extracting heat from the ground below Read article: Is the answer to climate change lying beneath your feet?
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