It was the middle of 2012 when the news exploded with reports that the Higgs boson had been discovered. Now, more than half-a-year later, does the discovery still stand valid?
An update posted at Engadget by Sharif Sakr states "it's cool, it exists, it's not necessarily so 'exotic'." So what was all the fuss about anyway? A really cool video by PHD Comics (I watched it twice; you may want to watch it on YouTube.) explains it all:
This update, uploaded by 1veritasium gives even more info --
And what would Friday be here without a few cartoons? "Perspective is Everything" by David Horsey:
Another about the Higgs discovery, this one by Cam Cardow at Syndicam:
Interesting that in the two videos, one says electrons have no mass, the other says that they do have mass. Science can be so tricky.
-- Marge
An update posted at Engadget by Sharif Sakr states "it's cool, it exists, it's not necessarily so 'exotic'." So what was all the fuss about anyway? A really cool video by PHD Comics (I watched it twice; you may want to watch it on YouTube.) explains it all:
This update, uploaded by 1veritasium gives even more info --
And what would Friday be here without a few cartoons? "Perspective is Everything" by David Horsey:
Another about the Higgs discovery, this one by Cam Cardow at Syndicam:
Interesting that in the two videos, one says electrons have no mass, the other says that they do have mass. Science can be so tricky.
-- Marge
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