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Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Call me when a boson can quickly cool the coffee I warmed beyond comfort in the microwave.

from Taki's Magazine 


Higgs Boredom: by Scott Locklin

The possible discovery of the Higgs boson was announced on the Fourth of July. Confused nerds feigned excitement. I yawned and threw another sausage on the grill. The Higgs boson is inarguably an important idea in High Energy Physics. It is also a deeply ironic idea. The irony requires some...

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