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July 2013 Newsletter

Volume 42, Number 3

Andrew Zwicker, Editor

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In This Issue

Note From the Editor

Forum News

  • FPS Election Results
  • Summary of Sessions on “American Science & America’s Future” at the APS March and April 2013 Meetings
  • Science in the New Administration

Articles

  • Science in the White House
  • Practice and Pitfalls of Science Advising in the Government
  • Reflections on Science Advice
  • The Limited Future of Nuclear Power in India

Reviews

  • An Indispensable Truth: How Fusion Power Can Save the Planet
  • The Pseudoscience Wars: Immanuel Velikovsky and the Birth of the Modern Fringe
  • Confronting the Bomb: Pakistani and Indian Scientists Speak Out


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.

Editor: Andrew Zwicker, azwicker@princeton.edu. Assistant Editor: Laura Berzak Hopkin, lfberzak@gmail.com. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson, ahobson@uark.edu. Electronic Media Editor: open. Editorial Board: Maury Goodman, maury.goodman@anl.gov; Richard Wiener, rwiener@rescorp.org. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet, poteet@aps.org. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.org.