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July 2016 Newsletter

Volume 45, Number 3

Andrew Zwicker, Editor

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In This Issue

Forum News

  • Survey Request
  • Minutes from April Meeting

Articles

  • How Physicists Can Help the Public Make Better Decisions About Science and Technology - Historical Background, Joel R. Primack
  • Be the Signal Above the Noise: The Importance of Physics AdvocacyGregory Mack
  • Werner HeisenbergKlaus Gottstein
  • Response to GottsteinDavid C. Cassidy

Reviews

  • The Planet Remade: How Geoengineering Could Change the World, By Oliver Morton, Reviewed by Jeff Williams
  • The Oracle of Oil: A Maverick Geologist's Quest for a Sustainable Future, By Mason Inman, Richard Wiener

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. Assistant Editor: Laura Berzak Hopkins. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson. Electronic Media Editor: Matthew Parsons. Editorial Board: Maury Goodman; Richard Wiener, Jeremiah Williams, Jeremiah Williams. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.org.