Higgs Boson Search

Giant eagle snatches baby, attention away from the Person of the Year, the Voice

2012-12-19 05:56:00

Did you hear Time has named its Person of the Year and The Voice has a new winner? Bored? Not impressed? Well, what if I told you I had a video of a�GOLDEN EAGLE snatching a BABY!!!!!� YouTube and Reddit are buzzing this morning with a video purportedly...

What college tuition buys

2012-07-25 07:28:00

Along with many of the nation's million and a half professors, I saw the recent apparent discovery of the Higgs boson particle as a great moment not only for science but for American education as well. Somehow, lost in the discussion of the discovery...

Notable discovery: Higgs boson

2012-07-06 16:14:00

Breakthrough: Scientists at Europe's CERN research center found evidence of a new subatomic particle thought to be the Higgs boson, known popularly as the "God particle." Researchers: Thousands of scientists around the world collaborated; locally,...

Hopkins, Maryland help in worldwide hunt for elusive Higgs boson

2011-12-13 14:56:00

Researchers from Hopkins and Maryland are among thousands of scientists engaged in the hunt for the Higgs boson, known popularly as the "God particle." Proof of its existence would answer fundamental questions about the nature of our existence....

Seeking the "God particle" -- books on the Higgs boson

2011-12-13 16:35:00

Thousands of scientists around the world are hunting feverishly for the Higgs boson, a hypothesized subatomic building block that has been called the "God particle." And today, the groups announced they had come closer to identifying it, but were likely a...

Oren Uziel to Write 'Men in Black 4,' '21 Jump Street' Sequel for Sony (Exclusive)

2013-05-03 11:25:03

May 03 (TheWrap.com) - Sony Pictures has quietly started development on a new chapter in the "Men in Black" franchise, tapping Oren Uziel ("The Kitchen Sink") to write "Men in Black 4," TheWrap has learned. Additionally, Uziel has been hired to rewrite...

At the Podium

2013-04-28 03:04:00

The following lectures are scheduled this week in the community. All events are free and open to the public: 4 p.m. Monday. "Crisis in Southern Europe," panel discussion featuring Dimitri Sotiropoulos, political science professor, University of Athens;...

Obama's mission impossible

2013-04-24 00:00:00

Earlier this month, President Obama visited San Francisco and was joined by Democratic House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for a fundraising event. In the course of the evening, Obama told the donors that he expected that after the 2014 election, Pelosi...

Cosmology's future lies with the dark side, Stephen Hawking says

2013-04-17 11:30:00

Want to discover the next big breakthrough in cosmology? Turn to the dark side, says renowned theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking. “The missing link in cosmology is the nature of dark matter and dark energy,” Hawking said Tuesday night...

Nick Cave finds outside pursuits help Bad Seeds' music grow

2013-04-09 18:04:00

NEW YORK — Nick Cave, the moody Australian statesman of majestic post-punk folk rock, was only midway through answering the second question of an early interview in Manhattan when he stopped the conversation to try to clarify a point. Settling...

'The Where, the Why and the How' illustrates science

2013-04-06 12:31:00

You'll notice something when you first pick up "The Where, the Why and the How: 75 Artists Illustrate Wondrous Mysteries of Science." The book has some heft to it. And it has the look and feel of a book you might have stowed in your high school locker....

Concert review: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds at Chicago Theatre

2013-04-02 09:40:00

“Look at me, I’m transforming,” Nick Cave sang Monday at the Chicago Theatre, his scarecrow arms swinging from the elbows. “I’m vibrating, I’m glowing, I’m flying. Look at me now.” With the big, black wave...

The Particle at the End of the Universe How the Hunt for the Higgs Boson Leads Us to the Edge of a New World Sean Carroll Dutton, $27.95 A scientific detective story, this saga of the search for the Higgs boson particle (known as the "God particle") traces the international cooperation that

2012-11-29 13:24:24

In 2012, the Times editorial board was thankful that President Obama was re-elected and that the Supreme Court upheld his healthcare law.

2012-11-21 17:10:00

Science comedian Brian Malow started using a Higgs boson joke in his act years ago. On July 4, the quip showed up all over the internet.

2012-07-05 13:45:00