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Neil deGrasse Tyson: “50/50 Odds the LHC Will Discover the Higgs Boson”
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| Date: | 2010-12-14 05:11:29 |
| Blog: | Dan\'s Wild Wild Science Journal  |
| URL: | http://blogs.agu.org/wildwildscience/2010/12/13/neil-degrasse-tyson-5050-odds-the-lhc-will-discover-the-higgs-boson/ |
Summary:
Here is the last part of my interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson from earlier this month. I almost didn’t ask this question, but it elicited a fabulous answer about the nature of scientific discovery. What is the Higgs boson you ask? Here is my explanation, and keep in mind, I’m a meteorologist not a particle physicist! I don’t even know enough about it to be dangerous. Few people other than …Content analysis:
Keywords:
higgs boson, lhc, meteorologist, neil degrasse tyson, odds, particle physicist, Particle Physics, scientific discovery
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