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The debate about the British government's plans for its universities will soonbegin in earnest, but the objectives of the intended changes are far from clear.
The positrons of distinctive energy observed in heavy-ion collisions over the past three years have now been mirrored by the surprising discovery of pairs of photons in similar circumstances.
The attack by T. Theocharis and M. Psimopoulos*on philosophers of science continues to provoke correspondence. This week's Commentary pages are turned over to the matter.
