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Uni of Cambridge and LHC physicist (Graduated) Science communicator and YouTuber The Bad Boy of Science Linktree: https://linktr.ee/badboyofscience
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Ep4 of the "Case for a new collider" series is out! How can we map the Higgs potential experimentally? and why does such a mapping demand a new collider? 🤔 The answer lies in the simultaneous interaction between multiple Higgs bosons! 💥💥 🧪⚛️ Link: youtube.com/watch?v=jod9...

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I'm speaking with @stevengoldfarb.bsky.social and Yasmine Amhis about matter, antimatter, and bicycles. Podcast:

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments

It's very clear where this kind of "physics is broken" nonsense finds purchase:

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I shared a new video with patrons and channel members. Join for more behind the scenes content Let's talk about Atlantis. Addressing Pseudoarchaeology www.patreon.com/posts/122287...

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120 PeV. That's about 1/1000th of a Joule. For reference, an 80mph fastball is ~93J. So, a particle with so little mass that it was long thought they had none at all, had so much energy that it's approaching the energy regime of non-quantum object that will HURT you.

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You might have heard about the detection of an incredibly high energy cosmic neutrino by an amazing, underwater experiment 🔬 🌊 I covered @km3net.bsky.social last time they broke the neutrino energy record! Check it out and know what all the fuss is about! 🧪⚛️ Link: youtu.be/ceB_M81LDhE?...

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You might have heard about the detection of an incredibly high energy cosmic neutrino by an amazing, underwater experiment 🔬 🌊 I covered @km3net.bsky.social last time they broke the neutrino energy record! Check it out and know what all the fuss is about! 🧪⚛️ Link: youtu.be/ceB_M81LDhE?...

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The future of particle physics: China = CEPC: Higgs width, mass, couplings CERN = Straight to FCChh as soon as magnets viable: di-Higgs work/Higgs potential + higher energy studies of EWSB. US = Continues neutrino program and uses synergies to push R&D for a mu-col. Thoughts? 🧪⚛️

submitted 9 days ago • 7 comments

Really interesting interview with the incoming Director General cerncourier.com/a/a-word-wit...

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Meeting today at #UAntwerpen with the Belgian community in preparation of our national input to the update to the European Strategy on Particle physics #ESPP Linear e+e- collider, muon collider, FCC, forward physics, LEP3 - all discussed!

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Increase funding for theoretical high energy physics. Do it now. 🧪⚛️ arxiv.org/abs/2502.01508

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This weak on the @DandKUniverse pod, it's Weak Force Week! Episodes on the left-handed-ness of the Universe, and what 'weak hypercharge' is and what it tells us about symmetries.

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Book review: How a boy from the Bronx unearthed the workings of the Universe https://go.nature.com/3EdMtBS

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Implementing a linear collider at CERN. By Michael Peskin.

submitted 20 days ago • 1 comment

Spectacular views for visitors of @CMSExperiment.bsky.social during annual maintenance and upgrade activities. Now getting ready to take data in the 4th year of #LHCRun3 . More information on cms.cern/news/what-do... .

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Applications open for the summer 2025 session of the US Particle Accelerator School: uspas.fnal.gov/programs/202...

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Interesting discussion on why it may be important to keep studying the Higgs 👇

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

One of the key aims of a new collider is to investigate exactly *how* and *why* electroweak symmetry breaking occurred. How and why did fundamental particles acquire mass? 🤔🧪⚛️ www.youtube.com/shorts/tYsey... Check out the "Case for a new collider" series. Series link: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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#CMSPaper 1366 examines a large sample of particle jets for behaviour inconsistent with the standard model, using ambitious unsupervised, weakly supervised and semi-supervised #machinelearning methods. They were usually more sensitive than 'classic' particle physics methods https://buff.ly/3CZwpmr

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I would have focused more on the possibilities re the matter antimatter asymmetry and mapping the phase diagram of the universe rather than the more YouTube friendly vacuum collapse stuff, but meh. It’s the sexy self coupling measurement that matters! 🧪 ⚛️ www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

Ep3 of the "Case for a new collider" series is out! Why is mapping the Higgs potential at a new collider so important? Such a mapping may allow us to understand how the universe may end and why we are even here to ask any questions at all. 🧪⚛️ Link: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

submitted 19 days ago • 3 comments