Category Archives: Science Policy

For the record…

Posted on 05/08/2016 by Jon Butterworth

Recently I was involved in discussions that led to a meeting of climate-change skeptics moving from UCL premises. As a result, a couple of articles appeared about me on a climate website and on the right-wing “Breitbart” site. In the more measured … Continue reading →

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Europe chooses its ‘roadmap’ for science facilities

Posted on 08/05/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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The reaction to Justin Trudeau’s explanation of Quantum Computers shows we should raise our expectations

Posted on 16/04/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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What does a pentaquark mean to you?

Posted on 18/07/2015 by Jon Butterworth

Almost – but not quite – buried on the icy plains of Pluto this week, the Large Hadron Collider revealed a completely new type of particle. What does that tell us? At the Guardian.

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