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There’s That Little SOB! (Higgs)

Posted on July 9, 2012 by

Nearly six months ago, I penned a blog post about the Higgs boson, the final remaining undiscovered particle of the Standard Model, often referred to as the “God particle.” At the time, there was a slight bump in the data … Continue reading →

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So What the Hell is this Higgs Thing and Why the Hell Can’t Anyone Find It?

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

So perhaps you’ve heard of this thing called the “God particle” at some point during the past 10 years. It might have been in an article explaining why the behemoth particle accelerator the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was being built … Continue reading →

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