Physicists and educationalists have many theories about why so few girls study physics. Valerie Jamieson goes back to school and asks female pupils what they really think. Vanessa Bennett, Callie ...

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Carlo Rovelli has written a wonderful primer on how physics can help us understand the universe and our place in it Yes, “brief” is right: 10 pages per lesson, and the typeface is large. There are ...

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The Great Smoky Mountains are wonders of nature. Thanks to my kids, I get to experience them at times. My daughter used to have volleyball tournaments in Sevierville, Tennessee, and this weekend, the ...