Tag Archives: BBC

Conceptual design for a post-LHC future circular collider at CERN

Posted on 15/01/2019 by Jon Butterworth

This conceptual design report came out today. It looks like an impressive amount of work and although I am familiar with some of its contents, it will take time to digest, and I will undoubtedly be writing more about it … Continue reading →

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Lucretius

Posted on 20/12/2018 by Jon Butterworth

Discussing Lucretius’ ideas and their relevance to life and physics today, with Naomi Alderman, for “Science Stories” on Radio 4. I learned a lot making and listening to this. Nice work. Lucretius, Sheep and Atoms  

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Horizon 2020 funding if there’s no Brexit deal

Posted on 24/08/2018 by Jon Butterworth

This went up on the government webpages yesterday: Horizon 2020 funding if there’s no Brexit deal. In a way it is comforting that someone in government thinks enough of scientific research to even mention it in the current Mayhem. The restatement … Continue reading →

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ProtoDUNE

Posted on 28/06/2018 by Jon Butterworth

Interview on BBC Inside Science.   Christos Touramanis, Adam Rutherford, Hannah Fry and me, visiting protoDUNE at CERN.

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