Category Archives: Science

Fourier analysis and the Uncertainty Principle

Posted on 02/01/2021 by Jon Butterworth

As I mentioned here, I was one of many contributors to the Cosmic Shambles “Nine Lessons and Carols for Socially Distanced People” extravaganza just before Christmas. My bit was a short physics chat trying to give some insight into how … Continue reading →

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Father Christmas is beyond the Standard Model

Posted on 23/12/2020 by Jon Butterworth

Clearly a true statement, on which I slightly expanded on the Today Programme this morning.

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LHC Physics at Ten

Posted on 22/12/2020 by Jon Butterworth

It is just over ten years since the Large Hadron Collider first bust the energy records and gave us a higher resolution glimpse into the structure of matter than had ever been possible before.

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Nine Lessons 24

Posted on 17/12/2020 by Jon Butterworth

I was privileged to be part of this, and the wrap-up/running order is now up at the Cosmic Shambles Network. Top quote “If this whole thing reads like a weird fever dream. It was.” Some highlights will be up there … Continue reading →

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