Category Archives: Politics

Sarkozy and the Higgs

Posted on 27/07/2010 by Jon Butterworth

See also Chapter 3.4 of Smashing Physics. A lot happened at ICHEP today, but I’ll stick to the presidential address and the Higgs. Quick Higgs recap: we know that something gives particles mass. According to our best theory, known as … Continue reading →

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Self Reference

Posted on 17/07/2010 by Jon Butterworth

I guess every blogger has to blog about blogging at some point. I was on a panel of science bloggers at a talkfest organised by Alice Bell and Beck Smith last week, so it has been on my mind, and … Continue reading →

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Engineering a Decline?

Posted on 13/07/2010 by Jon Butterworth

See also Chapter 3.3 of Smashing Physics. In a way, I am quite impressed by the Royal Academy of Engineering. They have managed to speak very clearly in response to some difficult questions from our new political masters. What they … Continue reading →

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Money (That’s What I Want)

Posted on 29/06/2010 by Jon Butterworth

Once you pay someone enough to allow them to live comfortably, bunging more money at them is not a terribly effective motivator. In Britain, or England at least, we seem to have great trouble really accepting this. The banks crashed despite the … Continue reading →

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