Rethinking power: pipes versus wires
Does the energy system have to be all-electric? Dave Elliot examines the debate
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Why artificial intelligence has brought scientists and philosophers together
An ongoing debate in artificial-intelligence research reveals productive interactions between cognitive scientists and philosophers, says Robert P Crease
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Energy saving – and use – without end
Dave Elliott ponders whether energy-efficiency costs will fall as take-up rises, in response to a paper from Amory Lovins
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With stars in my eyes
Tushna Commissariat reviews Seeing Stars: a Complete Guide to the 88 Constellations by Sara Gillingham
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The life ahead is electric
Will we get a Cornucopian future of plentiful cheap clean power or market self-cannibalization? Dave Elliott gives his take
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Modernizing classical physics
David Nolte says it is time to bring the undergraduate physics curriculum into the 21st century
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Pathway to Pluto
Louisa Preston reviews Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto by Alan Stern and David Grinspoon
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Wave energy in the UK – is it dead?
The UK is ideally placed for big ocean swells. Dave Elliott takes a look at past and current attempts to capture this energy
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Financing renewables in the UK
Dave Elliott looks at the history and future of government support for renewable electricity and heat
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Quantum tea and toast
Tushna Commissariat reviews Breakfast with Einstein: the Exotic Physics of Everyday Objects by Chad Orzel
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