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October 2013 Newsletter

Volume 42, Number 4

Andrew Zwicker, Editor

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In This Issue

Forum News

  • Report from the FPS POPA Representative, Philip Taylor
  • Short Course on Nuclear Weapon Issues in the 21st Century
  • Physics of Sustainable Energy III: Using Energy Efficiently and Producing It Renewably

Articles

  • Energy Technologies and Induced Seismicity

Reviews

  • Atmosphere, Clouds, and Climate, By David Randall, Reviewed by William H. Ingham
  • Straphanger: Saving our cities and ourselves from the automobile, By Taras Grescoe, Reviewed by Art Hobson


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: Matthew Parsons, msp73@drexel.edu. Editorial Board: Maury Goodman, maury.goodman@anl.gov; Richard Wiener, rwiener@rescorp.org, Jeremiah Williams, jwilliams@wittenberg.edu. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet, poteet@aps.org. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.org.