Here’s a reasonable quality recording of a colloquium I gave in Valencia last month. It’s aimed at fellow particle physicists rather than the general public, but I know some of you fit that description, and some of it might be of slightly wider interest anyway if you have the patience.
Sad to learn that Murray Gell-Mann, pioneer of particle physics and more, has died at the age of 89.
Murray Gell-Mann, as potrayed by Toya Walker
A couple of years ago I went to see Lucy Kirkwood’s play Mosquitos at the National Theatre.
It starred Olivia Coleman and Olivia Williams, who were both brilliant, and was set largely in and around CERN. There was a lot in it. Even though one of the characters is styled as the Higgs boson, although the play has a few themes and is not primarily a “science” play. It’s about family, motivation, people, and is very funny in places. The CERN context is important and relevant however, and its authenticity was firmly established with a joke about always bringing back a Toblerone from the airport. Which brings me finally to this:
Life and Physics 