Physics

A Little Big History of Cars

A Little Big History of Cars

The field of Big History attempts to tie events from cosmology, life evolution, and history into narratives and common themes. One approach to communicating this is the development of Little Big…
Are Your Data Fluctuating As They Should ?

Are Your Data Fluctuating As They Should ?

A little while ago I encountered an interesting problem, which I had fun solving by myself. I think my solution is not original (it must have occurred to others a gazillion times in the past) but I…
A Visit To GSI

A Visit To GSI

GSI, the Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research, is a laboratory located near the town of Darmstadt, in central Germany, just a few miles away from the Frankfurt airport. The centre was founded in…
LHCb Measures Unity, Finds 0.6

LHCb Measures Unity, Finds 0.6

With a slightly anti-climatic timing if we consider the just ended orgy of new results presented at winter conferences in particle physics (which I touched on here), the LHCb collaboration outed…
On Neutrino CP-Violation Idea

On Neutrino CP-Violation Idea

On Neutrino CP-Violation Idea Primarysuggestive qualitative ideas are especially important in basic frontierphysics. As examples, Einstein’s thought experiment on space-time connection inspecial…
Neutrinos: The Status, Circa 2017

Neutrinos: The Status, Circa 2017

The XVII edition of the “Neutrino Telescopes” conference closed its works yesterday after a lively debate on the future of the neutrino physics program in Europe. I followed the works and published…
Five New Charmed Baryons Discovered By LHCb!

Five New Charmed Baryons Discovered By LHCb!

While I was busy reporting the talks at the "Neutrino Telescope"  conference in Venice, LHCb released a startling new result, which I have not much time to describe in much detail this evening (…