Higgs Boson Found?

From Hot Air's headlines yesterday, two different teams of scientists at the Large Hadron Collider are reporting a "bump" in their data. That's what they always say when they think they may have found something.

Experts were quick to point out, however, that the bumps could also be caused by computer glitches and flaws in data models.

Fabiola Gianotti, spokeswoman for a 3,000-strong team using detection equipment called Atlas, said: 'We cannot say anything today, but clearly it's intriguing.'

Her view was shared by Guido Tonelli, spokesman the other team using CMS detectors, who independently discovered bumps in their data as well.

He said more research was needed to isolate the difference between 'statistical fluctuations or possible hints of a signal'.

If the bumps are from nature and not man-made error, scientists will have found proof of the last piece in a jigsaw puzzle that forms a theory of how we understand the universe.

Excellent video explaining the Higgs boson below the fold.

posted by rdbrewer at 04:38 PM

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