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Time Out
James Tour
Should researchers who study the origins of life take a time-out? James Tour says they should hit pause, in order to assess what they have accomplished, and what more is even possible to accomplish.
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Trading Volatility
Emanuel Derman
The Black–Scholes equation takes the idea of Brownian motion from physics and uses it to explain volatility in stock options markets. Emanuel Derman reviews its impact on options traders.
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Einstein’s Entanglements
Jeremy Bernstein
In three short pieces, Jeremy Bernstein explores Einstein’s views on quantum theory, Einstein and Oppenheimer’s contrasting views on black holes, and Einstein’s long friendship with Michele Besso.
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A Lingering Crisis
Henri Lepage
Global economic recovery since the 2008 financial crisis has been weak. Henri Lepage reviews the work of economists at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, who think they know why.
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Striking Second First
Jean-Pierre Dupuy
In theory, nuclear weapons are pure deterrence. Yet the world’s nuclear arsenals remain on alert and at risk of becoming a doomsday machine. Jean-Pierre Dupuy reviews a new book by Daniel Ellsberg.
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A Life Far Less Ordinary
John Mathew
Popularizing Science: The Life and Work of JBS Haldane is a new biography by Haldane’s mentee, Krishna Dronamraju. John Mathew casts an approving eye over its account of Haldane’s life and work.
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The Social Set
David Berlinski
Nicholas Christakis’s Blueprint: The Evolutionary Origins of a Good Society argues it is our genetic destiny to build societies around generous and moral behavior. David Berlinski is less optimistic.
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Mass Appeal
Álvaro De Rújula
The Origin of Mass: Elementary Particles and Fundamental Symmetries was written by John Iliopoulos in response to the discovery of the Higgs boson. Álvaro De Rújula considers the book a triumph.
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The Concept of Self
Neeraja Sankaran
In 1960, Macfarlane Burnet became Australia’s second winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine. Neeraja Sankaran examines his wide body of work and enduring significance, both at home and abroad.
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