Needed: citizen scientists for Higgs hunt

http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/article/november-2014/needed-citizen-scientists-for-higgs-hunt

by dnetesn • 12 years ago

39 2 12 years ago

otoburb• 12 years ago

Can somebody more up to speed with the LHC and Higgs announcements clue me in? I remember the announcement[1] a couple of years ago that the Higgs particle was detected, but then I read another article[2] casting some doubt on the announcement.

The article posted in the submission seems to imply that the Higgs particle was conclusively found, and now this hunt is to determine 'how' they form. Is this understanding correct?

[1] http://press.web.cern.ch/press-releases/2012/07/cern-experim...

[2] http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1113275750/higgs-boson-...

cdevfr• 12 years ago

I'm interested in particle physics but still I don't see any motivation to do it. How can I determine I learned something, how can I compare my progress to others. It just feels like I'm doing a captcha for them.

They should licence a form of StackOverflows's system which basically uses a skinner box approach which is very addicting and still rewarding if you get some positive benefit out of it.

Needed: citizen scientists for Higgs hunt

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