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Physics World March 2023

Physics World March 2023

Feeling the blues: why PhD students are stressed and overworked

If you’ve ever done a PhD in physics, you’ll know it can be tough to learn the art of research while trying to get real scientific results for the first time. But life has been especially hard for today’s PhD students, whose work has been hit by COVID-19. As Karel Green describes, many students have fallen behind with their work and struggled to get enough results. Elsewhere in the issue, explore the physics behind babies, the promise and pitfalls of ChatGPT, and the life and times of Leo Szilard.

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Computer and brain interview

Enter the chatbot revolution

Babies playing feature

The surprising physics of babies

feature

When Leo Szilard changed his mind

European XFEL linact news

UK kicks off X-ray laser design

A Black woman leading a STEM workplace review

From tech fear to tech leader

Flat-panel solar cells in Affrica opinion

Efficiency versus cost

Watercolour illustration of six students struggling alone with workload and stress feature

What happens when your PhD funding runs out

The former General Electric building at 570 Lexicon Avenue in New York City review

Who killed General Electric?

Northwestern University assistant professor and Fong group leader Wen-fai Fong careers

Guiding next-generation astronomers

Someone finding words in a word search lateral thoughts

Need a challenge? Try this cryptic medical-physics word search

Scientists working together opinion

The problem with brilliance in physics

wooden container filled with movable type review

How typography influences your understanding

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