Read article: A love of triangles, the physics of spin, volcanic science and Pascal’s papers: micro reviews of the best recent books
Condensed natter: Physics World editors give their compressed verdicts on top new books
Read article: The art of cosmic simulations: can we build a universe on a computer?
Savan Kharel reviews Simulating the Cosmos: Why the Universe Looks the Way It Does by Romeel Davé
Read article: Ursula Le Guin: the pioneering author we should thank for popularizing Schrödinger’s cat
Robert P Crease on why we can thank Ursula Le Guin for popularizing Schrödinger’s cat
Read article: The fusion industry must rise to its tritium challenge
Fusion still has many issues to iron out before it can become a viable energy source, as John Evans explains
Read article: Decimal time: life in a world where our days are divided differently
Betty Barber reviews The Clockwork Conspiracy by Sam Sedgman
Read article: What lies beneath: unearthing the secret interior lives of planets
Ian Randall reviews What’s Hidden Inside Planets? by Sabine Stanley
Read article: Astronomers versus activists: the battle over San Diego’s streetlights
Robert P Crease recalls the time when Palomar astronomers found themselves in a fight with locals
Read article: Why we still need a CERN for climate change
Tim Palmer says that we must pool our resources to produce high-resolution climate models that societies can use, before it is too late
Read article: Can thinking like a scientist help us tackle societal issues?
Eva Amsen reviews Third Millennium Thinking: Creating Sense in a World of Nonsense by Saul Perlmutter, John Campbell and Robert MacCoun
Read article: Entangled entities: Bohr, Einstein and the battle over quantum fundamentals
Philip Ball reviews Quantum Drama: From the Bohr-Einstein Debate to the Riddle of Entanglement by Jim Baggott and John L Heilbron
