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.

Doomsday Love affair

Posted on 01/01/2013 by Jon Butterworth

Some podcasts about the end of the world. I’m in Episode 3. Not sure of the exact date (of recording, or of the end of the world).

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Science is not political, except when it is

Posted on 26/12/2012 by Jon Butterworth

Scientific results are special, and can only be challenged on scientific grounds. But their effect… that’s a different story. At the Guardian.  

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Updating stereotypes

Posted on 24/12/2012 by Jon Butterworth

Since this fun blog by Tom Chivers is all about being up to date, I thought it deserved up to date stereotypes in the cartoon. (I mean… ties!!) Interestingly the wastepaper bin and the chair don’t change.

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Tooth fairy quantum mechanics

Posted on 23/12/2012 by Jon Butterworth

The reason I can’t show you a Higgs boson is also the solution to a parental dilemma   I do sometimes get asked “If you’ve found a Higgs boson, can you show me a picture of it?” Unfortunately, the answer … Continue reading →

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