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When students are in our physics classes, they are doing physics and are part of the professional physics community. Martha-Elizabeth Baylor explains how treating students as professionals and training them in all aspects of what it means to be a physicist benefits both students and the wider community.
Many scientists consider peer review a crucial part of science, but are frustrated by its perceived failures. Historian of science Melinda Baldwin suggests we consider peer review’s historical development to better understand its present-day form.
The US government has attempted to counter foreign influence on American research by pursuing criminal investigations into scientists linked to China. Xiaoxing Xi — 2020 recipient of the American Physical Society’s Andrei Sakharov Prize — believes that non-criminal approaches, such as those recommended by the independent group JASON, address the problem better.
Science in Asia is often overlooked in the West. Ayumi Koso draws on her experience as a press officer in Japanese research organizations to offer some simple tips for English-language science communication.
