Category Archives: Physics

Two years ago the discovery of the Higgs boson was announced. What’s new?

Two years ago yesterday the discovery of a new boson – later confirmed as the Higgs – was announced at CERN, as the International Conference on High Energy Physics (ICHEP) began in Melbourne. This week, ICHEP is underway again, this … Continue reading

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Lab Scouse

A blog at the Guardian which includes a link to the launch of Smashing Physics with Brian Cox at the Royal Institution, see below.

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What is calculus?

At the Guardian.

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Mexican hats and a metastable universe

At the Guardian.

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