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Physics & Society: January 2012


Volume 41, Number 1

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Editor’s Comments
Cameron Reed
Forum News
  • P&S Editorial Board
  • Forum Award Recipients
  • Plasma Physics Research Award winner
  • New Fellows Elected
  • Congressional Science Fellowships
  • FPS to Host Sessions at March Meeting
  • FPS to Host Sessions at April Meeting
Letters
  • Smith/Krebs letter exchange
Articles
Technical and Policy Issues for Nuclear Weapons Reductions
Jay Davis
Physics of the Body Mass Index
S. P. Apell, O. Wahlsten and H. Gawlitza
Reviews
Engaging the Public with Climate Change: Behaviour Change and Communication
Reviewed by Peter Schroeder
Nuclear Energy: What Everyone Should Know
Reviewed by Frank Lock

Physics and Society is the non-peer-reviewed quarterly newsletter of the Forum on Physics and Society, a division of the American Physical Society. It presents letters, commentary, book reviews and articles on the relations of physics and the physics community to government and society. It also carries news of the Forum and provides a medium for Forum members to exchange ideas. Opinions expressed are those of the authors alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of the APS or of the Forum. Contributed articles (up to 2500 words, technicalities are encouraged), letters (500 words), commentary (1000 words), reviews (1000 words) and brief news articles are welcome. Send them to the relevant editor by e-mail (preferred) or regular mail.

Editor: Cameron Reed, Alma College, Alma, MI 48801. Assistant Editor: Jonathan Wurtele, UC-Berkeley. Reviews Editor: Art Hobson. Electronic Media Editor: Andrew Post-Zwicker. Editorial Board: Maury Goodman; Barbara Levi; David Harris. Layout at APS: Leanne Poteet. Website for APS: webmaster@aps.org. Physics and Society can be found on the web.

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