A science is any discipline in which the fool of this generation can go beyond the point reached by the genius of the last generation
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I changed the title of my previous post, because I was worried it would mislead people, or at best look like a crap pun. It was originally called “A boost in testing times”. The potentially misleading — and entirely unintentional … Continue reading
Your mileage may vary
The corona-cancellation of travel, for both work and holiday, at least means I’m making some progress on a long-standing “to do” list. I’m fortunate; we have a loft space where I can work, and my kids are old enough to … Continue reading
Posted in Physics, Science, Travel, Writing
Tagged books, Boost, Coronavirus, Cosmic Shambles, EPSHEP, Les Houches, Postcards from the Energy Frontier, Standard Model
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Book Shambles
I did a Book Shambles with Robin Ince and Josie Long, which you can hear here. Hear hear. Ostensibly we were discussing “A Map of the Invisible”, though it starts with me denying the allotment allegation, and pretty much shambles … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Climate Change, Particle Physics, Philosophy, Physics, Politics, Science, Science Policy, Writing
Tagged A Map of the Invisible, books, Cosmic Shambles, Josie Long, Robin Ince
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