Read article: Thinking big thoughts
Thinking big thoughts
Vlatko Vedral is wowed by cosmologist Sean Carroll’s paean to "poetic naturalism" and the ability of science to bring meaning to the world
Read article: Thinking big thoughts
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
A book on debunking scientific misinformation and a guide to scientific writing, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Fang Lizhi, physicist and dissident
Fang Lizhi, physicist and dissident
A newly translated memoir has Richard McCray reflecting on the legacy of a renowned Chinese astrophysicist
Read article: Bringing Native American voices back to life
Bringing Native American voices back to life
Recordings of songs and speech restored using technology from particle physics
Read article: Another giant leap
Another giant leap
The story of a group of women who worked at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in the early days of rocketry draws both praise and criticism from Lisa Ruth Rand
Read article: See like a solar system
See like a solar system
Robert P Crease discusses what the science of the solar system teaches us about perception
Read article: Guarding integrity
Guarding integrity
Robert P Crease meets Marcia McNutt, the incoming president of the US National Academy of Sciences
Read article: Between the lines
Between the lines
A book about the benefits of failure in science, plus a thoughtful history of earthquakes, reviewed by Margaret Harris
Read article: Making space for nonlocality
Making space for nonlocality
George Musser’s new book reveals that nonlocality is more than just "spooky action at a distance", as James Millen learns
Read article: Storytelling matters
Storytelling matters
Robert P Crease considers how scientists can learn from the Passover storytelling ritual Seder
