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.

Perimeter Lecture: The James Webb Space Telescope

Posted on 01/03/2017 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Take nobody’s word for it – evidence and authority in a world of propaganda

Posted on 22/01/2017 by Jon Butterworth

‘Nullius in verba’ is a fine ideal, but science is a little bit more complicated than that, as is the world in general Nullius in verba’ – roughly, ‘Take nobody’s word for it’ – is the motto of one of the … Continue reading →

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A new CERN experiment targets even higher energies (eventually)

Posted on 08/01/2017 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Does Dark Matter Exist?

Posted on 04/01/2017 by Jon Butterworth

BBC Radio 4 Today Programme, interview with John Humphrys, with a nice little video snippet.

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