Category Archives: Politics

Dark words

Posted on 23/10/2020 by Jon Butterworth

At the Cosmic Shambles Network. * Note added after some discussion with colleagues: The FCC document on which I think the Nature article relies says “The FCC-hh would essentially provide a comprehensive search for WIMP DM”. The word “essentially” seems important here; I … Continue reading →

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Oriel and Rhodes

Posted on 10/06/2020 by Jon Butterworth

I spent six years at Oriel College, Oxford. I learned a lot of physics, from some exceptional tutors and an exceptional tutorial partner. I also had a lot of fun, made a lot of very good friends (one of whom … Continue reading →

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Stinks

Posted on 11/05/2020 by Jon Butterworth

I’ve been smelling a familiar smell recently, a dangerous and unpleasant smell that I sort of recognised but couldn’t quite place. An email from from the organisation I work for has finally jogged my memory, and I recognise it. The … Continue reading →

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Stay at Home Festival

Posted on 10/05/2020 by Jon Butterworth

I just did a live Q&A with Hannah Fry, Helen Czerski and Robin Ince. If you watch it you can learn all kinds of stuff about quarks, champagne corks, charts & graphs, zero gravity flights and the dangers of trying … Continue reading →

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