Author Archives: Jon Butterworth

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About Jon Butterworth

UCL Physics prof, works on LHC, writes (books, Cosmic Shambles and elsewhere). Citizen of England, UK, Europe & Nowhere, apparently.

The matter that’s not not not there

Our local dark matter stages a comeback Astronomers study the motion of stars in galaxies, as they twist and rotate under each other’s gravitational attraction. The motion throws up a long-standing puzzle in astrophysics: The way the stars move indicates … Continue reading →

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Particle physics: A reminder of the beauty we know

In Nature.

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Fed up with imperial

At the Guardian.

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That Science for the Future lobby of parliament: A view from a participant

At the Guardian. By Cyrus Hirjibehedin.

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