January 2017 Issue of Physics Today Is Online & in the Mail
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In the January 2017 Issue
The Unfolding and Control of Network Cascades
The same connections that give a network its functionality can promote the spread of failures and innovations that would otherwise remain confined. — Adilson E. Motter and Yang Yang
In some ways, the hit TV show reinforces popular stereotypes about scientists. In others, notably in its affectionate portrayals, it plays against type. — Margaret A. Weitekamp
Carl-Gustaf Rossby: Theorist, institution builder, bon vivant
Best known for discovering the planetary waves that now bear his name, the Swede was arguably the most influential and innovative meteorologist of the 20th century. — James R. Fleming
...and much more!