Category Archives: Politics

Life, Physics and Everything

Posted on 13/08/2018 by Jon Butterworth

When the Guardian’s science blog network closes, Life & Physics will have been here for eight years. Physics has come a long way in that time, but there is (as always) more to be done… My sign-off from The Guardian.

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Letter in the Sunday Times

Posted on 25/02/2018 by Jon Butterworth

Of which I wrote on average about 1/8 of a character… See here.

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UK invests £65M in Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment in US

Posted on 24/09/2017 by Jon Butterworth

There were a lot of happy neutrino physicists around the UK and the US on Wednesday, as the long-standing partnership between the two countries in particle physics was bolstered by a new agreement At the Guardian.  

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Why I marched for science

Posted on 23/04/2017 by Jon Butterworth

Science will not make moral and political choices for us, or tell us what our goals should be. But it will help delineate the possibilities for achieving them At the Guardian. Some speeches and interviews, including one with me, are … Continue reading →

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