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George Ellis

  • The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions and the Quest for Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene

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George Ellis is professor emeritus of applied mathematics at the University of Cape Town.

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With Only Passing Reference to the Earth
James Hamilton-Paterson: The Martian Enterprise

Apocalypse Not Just Now
Mark Greenberg: the doomsday argument

Don’t let that crybaby in here again
Steven Shapin: The Manhattan Project

Dig-dug, think-thunk
Charles Yang writes about Words and Rules: the Ingredients of Language by Steven Pinker

Separating Gracie and Rosie
David Wootton: Two people, one body