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Read article: Why humour matters: physics’ tradition of thoughtful joke-telling Culture, history and society Opinion and reviews Why humour matters: physics’ tradition of thoughtful joke-telling Has big science killed “deep jokes”? Robert P Crease hopes not and asks for your funny tales
Stars and solar physics Opinion and reviews Look! Up in the sky! A travel guide to the Northern Lights reviewed by Tushna Commissariat