Monthly Archives: April 2012

April Fools at the APS Meeting in Atlanta

Posted on April 4, 2012 by woit

From the latest Science News: String theory weighs in on Higgs ATLANTA – Physicists working on big experiments at particle colliders aren’t the only ones who have something to say about the mass of the elusive Higgs boson. A theorist … Continue reading →

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Father of String Theory on LHC Funding

Posted on April 3, 2012 by woit

A report from India: ‘CERN need not spend so much on LHC experiment’ Father of String Theory and noted physics scientist Holger Bech Neilsen of Denmark has said that contributions from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN are over-rated … Continue reading →

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Nothingness in LA on April Fool’s Day

Posted on April 1, 2012 by woit

The media and blogosphere today are full of April Fool’s Day jokes of various degrees of funniness. Then there’s the Los Angeles Times, which used the date to publish a piece by Lawrence Krauss entitled A Universe Without Purpose. It … Continue reading →

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