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October 2005 Newsletter

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In This Issue

News

  • Politics and Science
  • Holt, Scientific Societies Oppose Teaching Intelligent Design as Science

Letters

  • Intelligent Designer Inconsistency with Science's Foundations, Alan D. Franklin
  • Letter to Emily, Max Sherman
  • Response to "The role of Faith", Stephen Rosenblum
  • Physicist's Addition to the Bible,Art S. Jensen
  • Re: Commentary in Jan. 2005, P&S, Ronald Mirman
  • UCS and Nuclear Power, Kurt Gottfried

Articles

  • Introduction to a Sequence of Articles in Physics & Society on Science Input to Government, W.K.H. Panofsky
  • Scientific Integrity in Government and Ballistic Missile Defense, Edwin E. Salpeter
  • Physics in Theater, Harry Lustig
  • The Great Fallout-Cancer Story of 1978 and its Aftermath,Daniel W. Miles
  • The Genius as National Icon: Albert Einstein, Zionism and Social Responsibility, Zeev Rosenkranz

Reviews

  • The Future of Life, Edward O. Wilson, reviewed by John L. Roeder
  • J. Robert Oppenheimer: And the American Century, David Cassidy, reviewed by Gary Prézeau

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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