Tag Archives: CERN

Scientific research and the European Union

Posted on 20/05/2013 by Jon Butterworth

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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Should we change the Higgs boson’s name?

Posted on 28/04/2013 by Jon Butterworth

I wrote this piece on the blog about Higgs boson naming, and was then asked to write something for g2. This appeared on the web here (not in the usual Life & Physics slot, hence this post so I can … Continue reading →

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(Don’t) Respect my Authority

Posted on 13/04/2013 by Jon Butterworth

A venue, a role, an award, can lend authority. But it’s only a loan. At the Guardian.

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Let’s take this offline

Posted on 02/12/2012 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 7.2 of Smashing Physics.

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