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Swine flu: Crisis communicator
Richard Besser led the United States' top public-health agency as swine flu broke out on its doorstep. And his communication shaped the early days of a pandemic, finds Brendan Maher.
- Brendan Maher
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Publish or perish in China
The pressure to rack up publications in high-impact journals could encourage misconduct, some say.
- Jane Qiu
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Does a minor key give everyone the blues?
Can a link between speech patterns and downbeat music prove that minor keys are intrinsically sad, asks Philip Ball?
- Philip Ball
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From the blogosphere
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Prospects |
From geek to chic
Many stereotypes should be crushed, but some can prove beneficial to a fledgling scientist, says Peter Fiske.
- Peter Fiske
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Physics mystery peppered with profanity
The latest thesis on the disappearance of physicist Ettore Majorana adds little, but reminds us of the Nobel-prizewinning quality of the discoveries he made during his brief career, explains Frank Close.
- Frank Close
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Israeli government advisers threaten walkout
Research council says it wants independence from ministry.
- Haim Watzman
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India's nuclear future
Srikumar Banerjee, head of India's Atomic Energy Commission, outlines plans for the country's energy supply.
- K. S. Jayaraman
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Lockyer’s columns of controversy in Nature
Publisher Alexander Macmillan chose Norman Lockyer as Nature’s founding Editor in 1869. It was an inspired choice, but Lockyer’s powerful personality courted controversy in the fledgling magazine. Ruth Barton investigates.
- Ruth Barton