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.

Money (That’s What I Want)

Posted on 29/06/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Once you pay someone enough to allow them to live comfortably, bunging more money at them is not a terribly effective motivator. In Britain, or England at least, we seem to have great trouble really accepting this. The banks crashed despite the … Continue reading →

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Impromptu Simon Jenkins spoof rallies the defenders of science

Posted on 28/06/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Some spoofs of Simon Jenkins following on from this.

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A Mammoth of Research

Posted on 25/06/2010 by Jon Butterworth

You know, there’s so much science on TV and in the papers these days. I mean, I share in the glory of science every bit as much as people who actually work at it. I certainly know much more than … Continue reading →

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Fun with data

Posted on 22/06/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Quick one, rather than my usual finely-honed prose. I am very busy and am having lots of fun. We are writing papers on jet data from ATLAS. I love this, and as I tweeted I am just so impressed by … Continue reading →

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