Category Archives: Physics

The Earth is nearly flat, and other scientific truths

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Tooth fairy quantum mechanics

The reason I can’t show you a Higgs boson is also the solution to a parental dilemma   I do sometimes get asked “If you’ve found a Higgs boson, can you show me a picture of it?” Unfortunately, the answer … Continue reading →

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Colliding Particles: Loose Ends

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Colliding Particles: Higgs

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