Forum News
Update from the Social Media Coordinator
FPS Sessions at March and April APS Meetings
Articles
A Lesson about Taking Chances, Richard Wiener
A Nuclear Bomb Worth More Than its Weight in Gold, Gerald E. Marsh
The Elephant in the Room: How OPEC Sets Prices and Limits Carbon Emissions, Alfred Cavallo
Reviews
The History and Science of the Manhattan Project, Reviewed by Peter D. Bond
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