Updates on the Higgs Boson (AKA ‘God Particle’) and Dark Matter

by Carola F Berger on April 9, 2013 with 0 Comments

In my previous post I linked to a talk I presented at the 2012 Annual Conference of the American Translators Association on the so-called “God Particle”, Dark Matter, and All That. Since I unfortunately won’t be able to attend the 2013 ATA conference, I won’t be able to present an update on the particle physics…

The “God Particle”, Dark Matter, Black Holes, and All That

by Carola F Berger on April 5, 2013 with 0 Comments

After CERN announced on July 4th, 2012, that a new particle had been discovered, the media were filled with headlines such as: “Physicists find elusive particles seen as key to universe”, “… the holy grail of physics”, “‘God Particle’ discovered”, “Is the Higgs boson the first step to a ‘Star Trek’ transporter?”, “Higgs boson find…