Tag Archives: Higgs boson
Melodysheep – The Face Of Creation: A Higgs Remix
Melodysheep – The Face Of Creation: A Higgs Remix. We’re about to go back to the beginning of time. Onwards!
366 Days: Nature’s 2012 In Review
2012 has been a big year for science. Of our many accomplishments, we’ve landed Curiosity on Mars, discovered the Higgs boson, and created the Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE). Over at Nature, they have compiled a fantastic list of all … Continue reading
PHD Comics – Extra Dimensions
After the discovery of the Higgs boson, physicists Daniel Whiteson and Jonathan Feng update PHD Comics on what’s been happening since then. Namely, they’re wondering why gravity is so weak. The answer? Extra dimensions! It’s something that confuses me a little, … Continue reading
Colliding Particles
Colliding Particles - Episode 1: Codename Eurostar is the first in a series of films following a team of physicists involved in research at the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Switzerland. “Gavin, Jon and Adam have a cunning plan to … Continue reading
The Higgs Boson Explained
PHD Comics have a great video on explaining the Higgs boson (watch it full screen on vimeo). As well as being interesting and informative, it’s also brilliantly drawn and animated. A previous PHD Comics video, Dark Matters, also talks about the … Continue reading
All On The Higgs For (Nearly) Everyone
What is this Higgs boson business? Quantum Diaries explains just that, in a complete and (fairly) easy to understand article. It details the three separate aspects involved: the Higgs mechanism, the Higgs field, and the Higgs boson. Each aspect is clearly … Continue reading
Nature – 365 Days: 2011 In Review
Nature has posted an excellent interactive feature of the science news in 2011, ranging from the Arab Spring to the Higgs cornered. “For science — as for politics and economics — 2011 was a year of upheaval, the effects of … Continue reading
The Guardian – Science In 2011
The Guardian has a review of their top 10 science stories of 2011, along with an excellent picture gallery. Stories include graphene, FTL neutrinos, old modern humans, female orgasms, Kepler 22-b, the Nobel Prize, Stem cells, Mars, Archaeopteryx, and the Higgs … Continue reading
