What is it?

Posted on 11/08/2011 by Jon Butterworth

In experimental science the basic answer always has to be “It’s a thing that looks like this”. At least The Cat will be happy

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 6.6 of Smashing Physics.

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W and double W

Posted on 08/08/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 5.4 of Smashing Physics.

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Higgs hunting – what happens next?

Posted on 06/08/2011 by Jon Butterworth

Unlike, for example, most things Ben Goldacre writes about, lives don’t hang in the balance. But many of the same issues apply – statistical confidence, systematic bias, blinding of experiments and so on. Real knowledge about the fundamental nature of the universe will emerge from rumour, claim, counter-claim and honest doubt.

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 5.7 of Smashing Physics.

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Exclusion limits: The Higgs boson fights back

Posted on 22/07/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 5.7 of Smashing Physics.

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