Tag Archives: Higgs

Was Brian Cox wrong? – Sixty Symbols

Posted on 07/03/2012 by Jon Butterworth

Never mind those Higgs updates, here’s the latest in the great Brian Cox diamond controversy – interesting video from Ed Copeland and Tony Padilla At the Guardian.

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Electroweak symmetry breaking at the Royal Institution

Posted on 13/02/2012 by Jon Butterworth

A Royal Institution “Friday evening discourse” by me. Featuring recent Higgs search results, cutting-edge demonstrations and a bow tie A brief blog to advertise this: It’s a “Friday Evening Discourse” by me at the Royal Institution, as filmed by the Ri Channel, … Continue reading →

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Due diligence

Posted on 07/02/2012 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 7.1 of Smashing Physics.

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Higgs boson in massless-particle coupling shock, and other stories

Posted on 16/12/2011 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian. See also Chapter 6.4 of Smashing Physics.

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