Quantum computing Opinion and reviews Quantum computing: hype or hope? Honor Powrie explores the current status and future potential of quantum computers Read article: Quantum computing: hype or hope?
People Opinion and reviews Tim Berners-Lee: why the inventor of the Web is ‘optimistic, idealistic and perhaps a little naïve’ Tara Shears reviews This is for Everyone: the Captivating Memoir from the Inventor of the World Wide Web by Tim Berners-Lee Read article: Tim Berners-Lee: why the inventor of the Web is ‘optimistic, idealistic and perhaps a little naïve’
Education and outreach Opinion and reviews How to solve the ‘future of physics’ problem Neil Downie believes that students need more support to devise, build and test their own projects Read article: How to solve the ‘future of physics’ problem
Particle and nuclear Opinion and reviews Jesper Grimstrup’s The Ant Mill: could his anti-string-theory rant do string theorists a favour? Robert P Crease examines a new example of “rant lit” from Danish theorist Jesper Grimstrup Read article: Jesper Grimstrup’s The Ant Mill: could his anti-string-theory rant do string theorists a favour?
History Opinion and reviews Destroyers of the world: the physicists who built nuclear weapons Andrew Robinson reviews Destroyer of Worlds: the Deep History of the Nuclear Age 1895–1965 by Frank Close Read article: Destroyers of the world: the physicists who built nuclear weapons
Environment and energy Opinion and reviews Environmental physics should be on a par with quantum physics or optics Peter Hughes argues that environmental physics should be taught to every physics undergraduate Read article: Environmental physics should be on a par with quantum physics or optics
Astronomy and space Opinion and reviews If you met an alien, what would you say to it? Hamish Johnston reviews Do Aliens Speak Physics? by Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner Read article: If you met an alien, what would you say to it?
Particle and nuclear Opinion and reviews Relive the two decades when physicists basked in the afterglow of the Standard Model Robert P Crease previews the 4th International Symposium on the History of Particle Physics Read article: Relive the two decades when physicists basked in the afterglow of the Standard Model
Quantum Opinion and reviews Quantum foundations: towards a coherent view of physical reality Ana María Cetto and Luis de la Peña explain why quantum science must stay focused on foundations Read article: Quantum foundations: towards a coherent view of physical reality
Artificial intelligence Opinion and reviews Garbage in, garbage out: why the success of AI depends on good data Honor Powrie looks at the perils and possibilities of AI for physicists Read article: Garbage in, garbage out: why the success of AI depends on good data
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