Tag Archives: Cosmic Shambles

Beyond the LHC

Posted on 12/10/2026 by Jon Butterworth

Back in July, Clara Nellist and I were in a field (in a tent at the Latitude Festival) talking with Helen Czerski about particle physics, how it got here (and how we got there) and where it might be going. … Continue reading →

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The Stonehenge of Particle Physics

Posted on 10/06/2023 by Jon Butterworth

.The Cosmic Shambles team visited CERN, Clara and I showed them round ATLAS and talked with Robin. It clearly works for Robin, but I’m not sure about the title – makes me think of Spinal Tap and the dancing dwarves. … Continue reading →

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Dean Burnett reblog

Posted on 10/03/2023 by Jon Butterworth

I am just going to leave this here because it’s better than anything I could write right now.

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See-saws, recycling and the W mass

Posted on 26/10/2022 by Jon Butterworth

Earlier this year the CDF collaboration published a measurement of the mass of the W boson which caused something of a stir. I even made it the topic of my slot at the rescheduled “Nine lessons for Curious People” in … Continue reading →

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