Higgs Boson Search

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...

CERN: We've found 'a Higgs boson'; but is it predicted version?

2013-03-14 10:57:00

Evidence indicates that the new particle discovered at the Large Hadron Collider is a Higgs boson, officials at the European Organization for Nuclear Research, also known as CERN, said Thursday.� But whether it is the version of the Higgs boson...

SXSW 2013: Nick Cave goes dark, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Paramore shine

2013-03-14 10:30:00

AUSTIN, Texas -- There's no shortage of grizzled veterans at South by Southwest this year, from Depeche Mode to Iggy and the Stooges to Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, the last of whom opened NPR Music's jam-packed showcase Wednesday night at Stubb's. For a...

Data reveal that the Higgs boson still looks like a Higgs boson

2013-03-06 15:08:00

It seems increasingly likely that the subatomic particle ferreted out by physicists at the Large Hadron Collider� near Geneva last year is indeed a Higgs boson, scientists said Wednesday after a day of talks at a physics conference in Italy. First...

Review: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds stun a sold-out Fonda

2013-02-22 10:49:00

Those familiar with the work of musician Nick Cave will appreciate the juxtaposition of him working with a youth choir. The oft-menacing Australian-born singer, songwriter, screenwriter and novelist has long had a wicked streak. He’s bellowed in...

Apple CEO Tim Cook runner-up for Time's Person of the Year

2012-12-19 13:52:00

Time magazine announced Wednesday that President Obama has been anointed its "Person of the Year" for 2012. But there among the four runners-up was Apple CEO Tim Cook.� The folks at Apple may not like to finish second to anyone, but coming in just...

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds announce new album due out next year

2012-11-27 14:33:00

With screenwriting and film-scoring credits on "Lawless" and "West of Memphis," respectively, Nick Cave has spent much of 2012 focusing on his career in movies. Next year, though, the Australian polymath will return to rock with a new studio album by...

Marc Duvoisin named L.A. Times managing editor

2012-08-09 12:13:38

Review: Jim Holt's compelling 'Why Does the World Exist?'

2012-07-08 00:00:00

-------------------- Why Does the World Exist? An Existential Detective Story Jim Holt Liveright: 310 pp., $27.95 -------------------- "How old is the Universe?" Kurt Vonnegut asked in his 1973 novel "Breakfast of Champions." "It is one half-second...

Higgs boson binds the universe, but humans give it meaning

2012-07-05 05:00:00

The "God particle" -- the Higgs boson -- exists, and that is good news. Without it, the universe would fly apart and we would have much more to worry about than a jobless recovery, immigrants sneaking across the border or the fate of "Obamacare." On...

A 2011 proton collision from the Large Hadron Collider, consistent with the decay of a Higgs boson. Scientists discussed the latest LHC Higgs results at a conference in Italy on Wednesday.

2013-03-06 11:58:58

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

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