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THE DAYSIDE is the blog of Charles Day, Physics Today’s online editor. His short essays range all over the physics landscape and beyond.

NEWS PICKS appears every weekday. Written and selected by Physics Today staff, the short items provide self-contained summaries of news and opinion from major media outlets.

OBITUARIES list notices and user-submitted obituaries of recently deceased colleagues.

PHYSICS UPDATE provides concise yet thorough accounts of research papers from journals devoted to physics and the physical sciences. The department’s items are written and selected by Physics Today staff. After publication online, some of the department’s items appear later in the print issue.

POINTS OF VIEW is a forum for commentaries, reminiscences, opinions, and other personal essays. Items are written by members of the community of physical sciences and by Physics Today staff. Comments from readers are especially welcome.

POLITICS AND POLICY is where you’ll find timely reports from the world of politics and science policy. Coverage intensifies during US presidential campaigns.

SCIENCE AND THE MEDIA examines of how science is represented in popular media. The entries are written by AIP’s media analyst Steve Corneliussen.

SINGULARITIES covers the people in the physics community and their activities. Here you’ll find conference reports, profiles, and interviews.

WE HEAR THAT reports on awards, contracts, and society news.