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Comment Re:It's all about the blogs! (Score 1) 337

This is definitely true -- bloggers are often scientists writing directly from the source, so you tend to get news that is both accurate and very current. Another site to try is:
http://www.science20.com/
For example, try:
http://www.science20.com/quantum_diaries_survivor
for an excellent particle physics blog. Tommaso will tell you everything you need to know about the Tevatron and the LHC!
Also, a shameless plug for a friend: check out http://www.factodiem.com/ for really interesting science-y articles about science :)

Comment Re:Not the Higgs (Score 2) 180

This comment should be emphasized. The summary and title are way off the mark.
1. This was not a data "review," but rather an entirely new analysis. Fermilab has two experiments that study proton-antiproton collisions, named CDF and D0. CDF published the original paper, and then D0 tried to verify their claims. Reproducibility of results is a tenet of science; having multiple ~independent experiments at Fermilab allows results from one experiment to be verified at another. This story demonstrates exactly why we need independent verification to be confident in a result.
2. This is not a setback. The CDF bump was unexpected and quite exciting, but not vital to the progress or science, nor anybody's daily business in the particle physics world.
3. This never had anything to do with the Higgs. Generally, people have not been regarding the CDF bump as a possible Higgs signal, but rather an indication of something new.

See D0's paper. And...let's stay away from FoxNews for science writing.

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