Tag Archives: Relativity

The science stories that shaped 2019

Posted on 23/12/2019 by Jon Butterworth

In the Observer, with a contribution from me.

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Could the theory which predicted gravitational waves be wrong?

Posted on 03/10/2017 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Whether it is cricket or physics, imagined scenarios can expand the limits of our understanding

Posted on 29/05/2016 by Jon Butterworth

At the Guardian.

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Gravitational Waves

Posted on 20/02/2016 by Jon Butterworth

The first observation of gravitational waves was big news. I wrote a piece for the Guardian which wasn’t part of the Life & Physics blog (and which also appeared in the printed paper), and did a Q&A with Hiranya Peiris … Continue reading →

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