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AaS! 53: Why Is the Higgs Boson Important? (Part 2)

Author
Paul M. Sutter
Published
Tue 04 Apr 2017
Episode Link
https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/clrtpod.com/m/mgln.ai/e/35/traffic.libsyn.com/askaspaceman/aas053.mp3

Part Two! What’s the relationship between the Higgs Boson and mass? What does that even mean, and how do we go about detecting it? I discuss these questions and more in today’s Ask a Spaceman!

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Music by Jason Grady and Nick Bain. Thanks to WCBE Radio for hosting the recording session, Greg Mobius for producing, and Cathy Rinella for editing.

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