An example of simulated data modeled for the CMS particle detector on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.
Not surprisingly, most of the ‘Physics’ links today will deal with the possible discovery of the Higgs boson. Not that you’re complaining, right?
Physics
Nobel Laureates in Physics React to the Higgs-Like Particle News [Video]
What Are The Possible Implications Of The Higgs, and What Is The Role Of the Higgs In Generating Mass?
Higgs For Mere Mortals:Â these creators stayed up late to provide the best explanation of the Higgs for you.
What Can We Do with the Higgs Boson?
6 Reasons why the ‘God Particle’ Matters
Higgs boson: Science explained using sugar and ping-pong balls
First photo of shadow of single atom
Does 5-sigma = discovery?
Astronomy
Direct measurement of a dark-matter ‘filament’ confirms its existence in a galaxy supercluster.
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Timeline of The Lord of the Rings shows exactly where all the events of the novel took place, and when!
‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ to get trilogy treatment
Skepticism
Neither the Maya Calendar–nor the World–Ends on December 21, 2012
Green Coffee Beans for weight loss: Dr. Oz loves it, but where’s the evidence?
The Autism Vaccination Hoax and Other Science Scams
The Contrarian: Why I’d Be the First to Return to the Fukushima Evacuation Zone
Bill Nye speaking on CNN about climate change
The Swiss report on Homeopathy
Surefire Tips and Tricks to Convince People You Have Psychic Powers
Fun/Funny
Brooklyn hipsters try to guess what the Higgs Boson is
Mermaids aren’t real, U.S. agency affirms
The True Origin of Neil DeGrasse Tyson
“Measuring the eccentricity of the Earth orbit with a nail and a piece of plywood”
