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January 2006 Newsletter

Volume 35, Number 1

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In This Issue

Forum News

  • Election Results, Marc Sher
  • Project on Elements of an Energy Strategy,Tony Nero

Letters

  • "Intelligent Design" Not Necessarily Religion, David Van Domelen
  • Worrying About Science vs Religion a Waste of Time? Derek Walton
  • Physicists Should be Defending Evolution, Ronald Mirman

Articles

  • The Status of Nuclear Waste Disposal,David Bodansky
  • Nuclear Power and Proliferation, Gerald E. Marsh and George S. Stanford
  • 4S (Super Safe, Small and Simple LMR), Akio Minato
  • Strawbale Construction - Low Tech vs. High Tech or Just Better Physical Properties?, Ken Haggard

Reviews

  • Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy by Matthew Simmons, reviewed by Albert A. Bartlett
  • The End of Oil: On the Edge of a Perilous New World by Paul Roberts, The Hydrogen Economy: The Creation of the Worldwide Energy Web and the Redistribution of Power on Earth by Jeremy Rifkin, both reviewed by John L. Roeder
  • Catastrophe: Risk and Response by Richard A. Posner, reviewed by Brian H. Nordstrom

Physics and Society is the non-peer-reviewed quarterly newsletter of the Forum on Physics and Society, a division of the American Physical Society. It presents letters, commentary, book reviews and articles on the relations of physics and the physics community to government and society. It also carries news of the Forum and provides a medium for Forum members to exchange ideas. Opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the APS or of the Forum. Contributed articles (up to 2500 words), letters (500 words), commentary (1000 words), reviews (1000 words) and brief news articles are welcome. Send them to the relevant editor by e-mail (preferred) or regular mail.

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