Category Archives: Physics

Europe chooses its ‘roadmap’ for science facilities

Posted on 08/05/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Weasels in the Large Hadron Collider, and self-throwing dead cats

Posted on 01/05/2016 by Jon Butterworth

Scientists deployed a new political technology twice this week, to spectacular effect On Thursday I was on BBC Radio 4’s Inside Science, discussing with Adam Rutherford some excitement around the new data from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider. Under his newly-invented ‘Cloak … Continue reading →

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Inside Science on the 750 GeV ‘bump’

Posted on 29/04/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At BBC Radio 4.

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A Deeper Understanding of the Universe – from 2km Underground

Posted on 13/04/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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