Publications by Philip Ball - General
The chase for fusion energy
Nature 17 November 2021. Fabulously interactive version available here.
The unsung theory
Review of Einstein's Fridge by Paul Sen. Physics World 6 August 2021. Available here.
Biologist rethink the logic behind cells' molecular signals
Quanta 16 September 2021. Available here.
How big can the quantum world be?
Quanta 18 August 2021. Available here.
First quantum computer to pack 100 qubits enters crowded race
Nature 19 November 2021. Available here.
Bullying and harassment are rife in astronomy, poll suggests
Nature 23 July 2021. Available here.
Surprise dip in UK Covid cases baffles researchers
Nature 3 August 2021. Available here.
Nobel-winning 'natural experiments' approach made economics more robust
Nature 13 October 2021. Available here.
Major quantum computing strategy suffers serious setbacks
Quanta 29 September 2021. Available here.
Not everything that can happen does happen
Review of The Science of Can and Can't by Chiara Marletto. Physics World June 2021. Available here.
Why free will is beyond physics
Physics World January 2021. Available here.
Science is political, and we must deal with it
Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters 12, 6336-6340 (2021). Available here.
Why England's Covid "Freedom Day" alarms researchers
Nature 14 July 2021. Available here.
Tiniest Turing patterns found
Chemistry World 14 July 2021. Available here.
Race to understand Sars-CoV-2 variants
Chemistry World 24 June 2021. Available here.
Learning from the impossible
A review of Chiara Marletto's The Science of Can and Can't, Physics World June 2021. Available here.
The lightning-fast quest for Covid vaccines
Nature 589, 16-18 (2021). Available here.
The CRISPR wars
A review of The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson, The Lancet 397, 1340-1341 (2021). Available here.
On physics and free will
Physics World January 2021. Available as a pdf here.
Pandemic science and politics
Review of Covid-19 by Debora MacKenzie, The Lancet 396, 229-230 (2020). Available here.
