May 17, 2013

Two Guys Walk into a Bar: The Basics of the Higgs boson

CERN and TED-Ed have collaborated on a great animation that explains the basics of the Higgs boson.

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CERN and TED-Ed have collaborated on a great animation that explains the basics of the Higgs boson. Dave Barney and Steven Goldfarb’s lesson was animation by Jeanette Nørgaard for TED-Ed.

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