Category Archives: Astrophysics

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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Even the most boring collisions at the Large Hadron Collider tell us something – this time about cosmic rays

Posted on 26/01/2014 by Jon Butterworth

At the CERN Large Hadron Collider we spend a lot of time and effort trying to filter out the common collisions, so we can focus on the rare events. But even the supposedly dull stuff is helping to resolve some … Continue reading →

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