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Tag Archives: CERN
The Higgs Boson: A Discovery
An article on the Higgs discovery in the New Scientist. I also wrote their 35th “Instant Expert” on the Higgs, around the same time. This was later adapted by them to be part of their book “Why the Universe Exists“.
Posted in Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged books, CERN, Higgs, LHC, New Scientist
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Lego ATLAS: Your chance to build one of the detectors that found the Higgs
At the Guardian.
Posted in Particle Physics, Physics, Science
Tagged CERN
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Consciousness; it’s a science thing
At the Guardian.
Posted in Philosophy, Science
Tagged CERN, TED, video
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Scientific research and the European Union
What effect does European Union membership have on science and research? And what would it mean if the UK left? Read more at the Guardian. This also features the pear-shaped nuclei which I wrote about in Nature.
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