Conversations About Science with Theoretical Physicist Matt Strassler
Ok, folks, after a few days of hard work, I have an article detailing how to look for supersymmetry, one of the most popular theories predicting new phenomena at the Large Hadron Collider. You may first want to read about the particles of nature and then about supersymmetry itself. I’ve tried to take the most common … Read more
Here’s an article intended to give a layperson a sense for why so many types of particles — most of them, in fact — decay away almost instantly, forcing us to discover them through various types of trickery. This is relevant in the search for the Higgs particle, which decays away far too quickly to … Read more
Just finished my new article on the hints of a Higgs particle. I hope you find it useful! I have tried to explain, in largely non-technical terms, how experimentalists at the Large Hadron Collider are looking for the Higgs, using various methods; what makes methods of this type easy or difficult, with analogies; that the … Read more
Ok, the third video clip from my talk at the Secret Science club from March 2011 is now uploaded for your enjoyment. [But watch the other two clips first, it will make it a lot easier to follow!] Learn how to find the Higgs particle! (Or at least the easier ways — an explanation of … Read more
On the plane back to the US, I put together a couple of answers to very basic questions about particle physics that I often get from friends and acquaintances who know little or nothing about the subject. I hope you find them interesting! Note also: my previous post repeated a misquote of the CERN director … Read more
Taking advantage of our day and a half off from physics talks in Grenoble, I’ve written the answers to some questions that are often asked (or should be asked) about the Higgs particle. I had planned to do a very careful job of explaining what the Higgs particle is all about — and eventually I … Read more
I’ve taken some old posts on the Large Hadron Collider that I’ve written and brought them over to the new website. Check them out here.