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.

Why Albert Einstein might have been wrong after all and why this really matters

Posted on 05/10/2011 by Jon Butterworth

In City AM.    

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Speak after the beep

Posted on 30/09/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. The episode of Material World referred to is here. I was on another episode soon after too, which is here.

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Tribute to the Tevatron

Posted on 29/09/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Those faster-than-light neutrinos. Four things to think about

Posted on 24/09/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 6.1 of Smashing Physics.

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