Tag Archives: CERN

Things beginning with P

Posted on 09/11/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I occasionally get asked, since the LHC is not currently providing collisions, what we’re actually doing now. Answers include Protons, Papers, Poppadoms, Preparation, Python, Pictures and Philip Pullman.

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Nature Careers: Working Scientist podcast

Posted on 15/08/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I talked to Julie Gould for Nature recently, about the challenges of working on big collaborations, of doing physics in the media spotlight, on why LHC had more impact with the public than LEP, and more. (I also occasionally manage … Continue reading →

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Future echoes

Posted on 06/08/2019 by Jon Butterworth

I have three email inboxes, for UCL, CERN and personal stuff. Catching up on some CERN bulk mails of the last few weeks, three interesting articles I thought worth sharing. One is a report from the “Future Circular Collider” (FCC) … Continue reading →

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Neutrino platform

Posted on 06/07/2019 by Jon Butterworth

Do strategies make a difference? On Monday we had a meeting of UK particle physicists at the shiny new Institute of Physics building (beta version here, well worth a visit if you are in the Kings Cross area) to discuss … Continue reading →

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