‘God particle’ physicist Professor Peter Higgs dead at 94
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Tributes to Professor Peter Higgs, the Nobel Prize-winning “truly gifted scientist” behind the concept of the Higgs boson subatomic particle - known as the ‘God particle’, who has died aged 94. Cass review: NHS to “pause” child gender treatment. Oxford University’s Dr Ophélie Lebrasseur on research revealing hunter-gatherers’ domestication of extinct fox. ‘Double matched’ blood to stop kidney transplant rejection. Also in this episode: Dyson’s augmented reality vacuum cleaningCould swapping red meat for anchovies save 750,000 humans?AI ‘social order collapse’ warning...and sentienceNasa’s moon car to boost lunar ice hunt. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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