Category Archives: Astrophysics

Dark matter and drugs

Posted on 11/05/2014 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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From the stars to the gutter: Mail’s ‘diversity’ jibe sullies big bang news

Posted on 20/03/2014 by Jon Butterworth

The human race can reach so high, and stoop so low. On Monday we got exciting new data from the BICEP2 experiment on gravitational waves and the origins of the universe, discussed accessibly by world experts on major news programmes. … Continue reading →

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Check your privilege with an antimatter beam

Posted on 01/03/2014 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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How did I get here?

Posted on 08/02/2014 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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