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Category Archives: Physics
Babbage @TheEconomist
Along with several colleagues, I was interviewed by my old Guardian Science Blog boss Alok Jha for two episodes of the Economist’s Babbage podcast, about the future of the LHC and beyond. If you subscribe to the Economist you can … Continue reading
Astrotech and Cake
Last week included a trip to Edinburgh for STFC Council*. I arrived early (I recommend the night train, at least if you are within easy reach of Euston) and walked through Edinburgh in the mist to the UK Astronomy Technology … Continue reading
Posted in Astrophysics, Science, Technology, Travel
Tagged Cake, Edinburgh, Gillian Wright, JWST, STFC, UKATC
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Is pink a real colour?
This is an important physics question, on which I gave an opinion in BBC Science Focus. This week, after the fun travels of the previous week, I have mostly been marking Mathematical Methods III exams. I don’t really have anything … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophy, Physics, Science
Tagged BBC, Cats, Science Focus
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Guardian Science Weekly Podcast
Along Guardian Science correspondent Hannah Devlin, I discussed the flavour anomalies from LHCb with Madeleine Finlay for the Guardian Science Weekly podcast. It is titled “Will the Large Hadron Collider find a new fifth force of nature?“. Hannah gives a … Continue reading