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Approaching infinity…and beyond
Siblings Eugenia Viti and Ivan Viti explore the mathematical limits of the everyday
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Sects, drugs and drunken duels: lighter moments from the history of science
Kate Gardner reviews The Limits of Genius: the Surprising Stupidity of the World’s Greatest Minds by Katie Spalding
Uncovering the hidden history of codebreaker Emily Anderson
Kate Gardner reviews Queen of Codes: the Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain’s Greatest Female Codebreaker by Jackie Uí Chionna
Beyond the quantum woo-niverse: getting to grips with the fundamentals of quantum mechanics
Philip Moriarty reviews Quantum Bullsh*t: How to Ruin Your Life with Advice from Quantum Physics by Chris Ferrie
Let’s talk about quantum 2.0: why we need to sharpen up our language
We need less spooky ways to describe quantum phenomena, say Robert P Crease, Jennifer Carter and Gino Elia
A fast-paced adventure: journey through the history of speed
Achintya Rao reviews the documentary film Rapid Motion Through Space: an Incomplete History of Speed written, directed and produced by Trent Burton
This is what physicists think about cancelling wrongdoers from history
Robert P Crease explores the debate over whether we should rename terms in physics
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