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Tag Archives: Royal Society
Future Circular Collider week in London
Earlier this month the international collaboration which is working towards a possible collider at CERN to follow on from the LHC met in London. I had some role from the UCL side in organising it, and was also part of … Continue reading
Posted in Particle Physics, Science, Physics
Tagged CERN, Digital Science, FCC, John Hammersley, Robin Ince, Royal Society, video
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Take nobody’s word for it – evidence and authority in a world of propaganda
‘Nullius in verba’ is a fine ideal, but science is a little bit more complicated than that, as is the world in general Nullius in verba’ – roughly, ‘Take nobody’s word for it’ – is the motto of one of the … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Science
Tagged Guardian, LHC, Royal Society
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Maxwell’s equations: 150 years of light
At the Guardian.
Posted in Arts, Mathematics, Particle Physics, Physics, Science, Technology
Tagged Relativity, Royal Society, video
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Royal Society Winton Science Book Prize
Smashing Physics was shortlisted, and was featured on BBC Radio 4 Inside Science with an interview.
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Tagged BBC, Inside Science, Royal Society, Smashing Physics
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