Category Archives: Science

First beam for an important new physics experiment

Posted on 04/06/2017 by Jon Butterworth

An anomaly in the tiny magnetic field of a fundamental particle could be the loose thread that lets us unravel a new layer of physics. A new experiment has started to take a closer look At the Guardian.

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Is the Standard Model isolated?

Posted on 12/03/2017 by Jon Butterworth

The Large Hadron Collider at CERN revealed the Higgs boson in 2012, but has led to no comparable discovery since. It is worth asking what we hope to learn from the new data coming soon – and indeed from any … Continue reading →

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Perimeter Lecture: The James Webb Space Telescope

Posted on 01/03/2017 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Take nobody’s word for it – evidence and authority in a world of propaganda

Posted on 22/01/2017 by Jon Butterworth

‘Nullius in verba’ is a fine ideal, but science is a little bit more complicated than that, as is the world in general Nullius in verba’ – roughly, ‘Take nobody’s word for it’ – is the motto of one of the … Continue reading →

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