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Being English abroad, 2019

Posted on 26/08/2019 by Jon Butterworth

My weekend was mostly spent on the French side of border country, experiencing serial incidents of Englishness. On Saturday we went to a lake and swam. There was a French guy who seemed to be staring at me while I … Continue reading →

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“The Land of Crap Rasputins”

Posted on 10/08/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I have been feeling a bit adrift since the grave mistake of 2016, but I think I might be able to cope with being a citizen of “the land of crap Rasputins”. So thank you Marina Hyde. And if the next … Continue reading →

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Current World View

Posted on 08/08/2019 by Jon Butterworth

Situated at one end of “The Long Walk”, with Windsor Castle at the other, the view of the Copper Horse is awesome.

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Reinterpreting Results

Posted on 03/04/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I’m Down South this week at Imperial College, for a meeting on “(Re)interpreting the results of new physics searches at the LHC”. Given the lack of obvious signs of physics beyond the Standard Model (particularly supersymmetry at accessible energies), theoretical … Continue reading →

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