Tag Archives: BBC

Muon g-2

Posted on 08/04/2021 by Jon Butterworth

Obviously the big thing this week is the new measurement of the anomalous magnetic moment of the muon, at Fermilab. I’ve written about this experiment a few times before, see these articles. I haven’t had time to write anything about … Continue reading →

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Father Christmas is beyond the Standard Model

Posted on 23/12/2020 by Jon Butterworth

Clearly a true statement, on which I slightly expanded on the Today Programme this morning.

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Margin of Error

Posted on 02/05/2020 by Jon Butterworth

We have achieved 100k COVID-19 tests in day hurrah! Bang the pots and pans and stuff. There’s a certain amount of cynicism, with even the BBC fact-checking itself. Some of the tests are in the post, and several were on … Continue reading →

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Another pentaquark

Posted on 27/03/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I was earlier into work than usual this morning after talking about a new pentaquark discovered by LHCb and reported just now in the Moriond QCD meeting. Even so, when I got in, Ryan was already there, well into his … Continue reading →

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