Highlights Physics World  February 2022

Meet Sofia Sheikh, the postdoc searching for extraterrestrial life

Quanta: The creature that got entangled at near absolute zero

Frontiers: CERN sets stringent limits on antiprotons

News: NASA’s Gregory Robinson on the success of the JWST

News: Researchers in limbo as Brexit science deal stalls

News: Virtual conferences are more inclusive and greener

Editorial: Why not nominate someone for an IOP award?

Why bullying in physics affects us all

Transactions: Will small modular reactors help us reach “net-zero”?

Critical Point: Are tennis balls the secret to good student projects?

Features: The challenge of quantum optimization

Features: A physicist experiences the mental-health system

Reviews: Hakeem Oluseyi: a most improbable physicist

Joanne O’Meara reviews <em>Ten Days in Physics that Shook the World</em>

Reviews: Laura Hiscott reviews the movie <em>Don’t Look Up</em>

The physicists who changed field after doing prize-winning work

Careers: Advice from Nobel-prize-winner Donna Strickland

The latest physics jobs and courses

Lateral Thoughts: Textbook errors: why are they so hard to change?