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.

Prepare yourself for the restart

Posted on 14/01/2015 by Jon Butterworth

As the preparations for the higher-energy restart of the LHC continue, good to to see this Horizon “Hunt for the Higgs” (with Jim Al-Khalili, Jim Gates, Adam Davison, me, and others) is available again on BBC iPlayer for a while. … Continue reading →

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This is not a measurement

Posted on 10/01/2015 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Progress report from CERN

Posted on 13/12/2014 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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The gloves don’t work

Posted on 06/12/2014 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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