Read article 'Quantum culture'
Quantum culture
Kanta Dihal explores why quantum mechanics captures the imagination of writers – and how ‘quantum culture’ affects the public understanding of science.
Read article 'Quantum culture'
Read article 'Charting DESY’s future'
Charting DESY’s future
DESY’s new chair, Beate Heinemann, reflects on the laboratory’s evolving role in science and society – from building next-generation accelerators to navigating Europe’s geopolitical landscape.
Read article 'Encounters with artists'
Encounters with artists
Over the past 10 years, Mónica Bello facilitated hundreds of encounters between artists and scientists as curator of the Arts at CERN programme.
Read article 'A call to engage'
A call to engage
The secretary of the 2026 European strategy update, Karl Jakobs, talks about the strong community involvement needed to reach a consensus for the future of our field.
Read article 'A word with CERN’s next Director-General'
A word with CERN’s next Director-General
Mark Thomson, CERN's Director General designate for 2025, talks to the Courier about the future of particle physics.
Read article 'The value of being messy'
The value of being messy
Claire Malone argues that science communicators should not stray too far into public-relations territory.
Read article 'An obligation to engage'
An obligation to engage
As the CERN & Society Foundation turns 10, founding Director-General Rolf-Dieter Heuer argues that physicists have a duty to promote curiosity and evidence-based critical thinking.
Read article 'Exploding misconceptions'
Exploding misconceptions
Cosmologist Katie Mack talks to the Courier about how high-energy physics can succeed in #scicomm by throwing open the doors to academia.
Read article 'Steering the ship of member states'
Steering the ship of member states
An interview with Eliezer Rabinovici, the president of the CERN Council.
Read article 'Look to the Higgs self-coupling'
Look to the Higgs self-coupling
Matthew McCullough argues that beyond-the-Standard Model physics may be most strongly expressed in the Higgs self-coupling.
