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.

Moving Home

Posted on 31/08/2010 by Jon Butterworth

The Guardian have decided to host “Life and Physics” on their site. I’m really pleased about it, since I guess it can only mean a wider readership. I am also flattered that professionals wish to associate their paper with my … Continue reading →

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Europe by Physics and Train

Posted on 28/08/2010 by Jon Butterworth

This post is now also on The Guardian. See also Chapter 3.5 of Smashing Physics. Back in Geneva after the SUSY meeting in Bonn and a day in the mountains. The return journey wasn’t as pleasant as the outward one. … Continue reading →

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Supersymmetry: The Higgs boson’s flexible friend

Posted on 21/08/2010 by Jon Butterworth

This post is also on The Guardian. See also Chapter 3.5 of Smashing Physics. Next week I am giving a talk a the SUSY 2010 conference in Bonn. It is a bit weird that there have been seventeen of these annual SUSY … Continue reading →

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Discover Your Paper’s Other Side

Posted on 19/08/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Good to see that an STFC employee has come up with some money-saving ideas in response to the government’s appeal. I’m not qualified to comment on the salary freeze. The point about end-of-year flexibility is so obviously true it is … Continue reading →

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