Cliff Burgess
@cburgescliff.bsky.social
Particle Theorist and one Helluva Guy. (If you’re a lawyer these are my personal opinions.)
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Cliff Burgess
@cburgescliff.bsky.social
· Nov 16
1/N. Why antiparticles exist (a thread)
To fathers everywhere. Enjoy it (and enjoy them) while you can 💕
June 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
To fathers everywhere. Enjoy it (and enjoy them) while you can 💕
Coffee break, snack and some bread ready for the oven
June 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Coffee break, snack and some bread ready for the oven
I understand pride in construction, but this might be a bit over the top
June 8, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I understand pride in construction, but this might be a bit over the top
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#HepJobs Junior faculty and post-doc positions in the @lhcb.bsky.social group at @tu-dortmund.bsky.social . Strong group, very involved in the trigger. Apply! inspirehep.net/jobs/2928524
INSPIRE
inspirehep.net
June 4, 2025 at 9:22 AM
#HepJobs Junior faculty and post-doc positions in the @lhcb.bsky.social group at @tu-dortmund.bsky.social . Strong group, very involved in the trigger. Apply! inspirehep.net/jobs/2928524
This is a lovely experiment and all, but didn’t the resolution to this puzzle come from the theory side? 🧪⚛️
Anomaly no more! “Muon g-2” puzzle resolved at last
When theory and experiment disagree, it could mean new physics. This time, they solved the muon g-2 puzzle, and saved the Standard Model.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
When theory and experiment disagree, it could mean new physics. This time, they solved the muon g-2 puzzle, and saved the Standard Model.
bigthink.com/starts-with-...
Anomaly no more! "Muon g-2" puzzle resolved at last
When theory and experiment disagree, it could mean new physics. This time, they solved the muon g-2 puzzle, and saved the Standard Model.
bigthink.com
June 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
This is a lovely experiment and all, but didn’t the resolution to this puzzle come from the theory side? 🧪⚛️
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🚨 Oh wow. Calling the side of the world where it's still dark. Look up!! Look up!! The mega sun burp has arrived 😮
#AuroraAlert
Notes: Get far away from streetlights & look for a silvery shimmer in the sky. Prop your smartphone up on a wall to take a long exposure & reveal the colours. 🤩 🔭🧪
#AuroraAlert
Notes: Get far away from streetlights & look for a silvery shimmer in the sky. Prop your smartphone up on a wall to take a long exposure & reveal the colours. 🤩 🔭🧪
Aurora Forecast Update for 2025-06-01T07:04:01Z
Additional Details Here.
Additional Details Here.
June 1, 2025 at 7:15 AM
🚨 Oh wow. Calling the side of the world where it's still dark. Look up!! Look up!! The mega sun burp has arrived 😮
#AuroraAlert
Notes: Get far away from streetlights & look for a silvery shimmer in the sky. Prop your smartphone up on a wall to take a long exposure & reveal the colours. 🤩 🔭🧪
#AuroraAlert
Notes: Get far away from streetlights & look for a silvery shimmer in the sky. Prop your smartphone up on a wall to take a long exposure & reveal the colours. 🤩 🔭🧪
Wildflowers in the woods last weekend
May 31, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Wildflowers in the woods last weekend
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The attack on basic science in the USA is real:
The National Science Foundation just killed half of the Nobel prize winning LIGO experiments (essentially meaning: LIGO can no longer see where a gravitational wave comes from, just that it was there)
The National Science Foundation just killed half of the Nobel prize winning LIGO experiments (essentially meaning: LIGO can no longer see where a gravitational wave comes from, just that it was there)
nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov
May 31, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The attack on basic science in the USA is real:
The National Science Foundation just killed half of the Nobel prize winning LIGO experiments (essentially meaning: LIGO can no longer see where a gravitational wave comes from, just that it was there)
The National Science Foundation just killed half of the Nobel prize winning LIGO experiments (essentially meaning: LIGO can no longer see where a gravitational wave comes from, just that it was there)
Only 600 citations? Better step up your game there Al…
May 30, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Only 600 citations? Better step up your game there Al…
Welcome back old friend…
May 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Welcome back old friend…
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Glorious day Sunday. Wish I could convey the fragrance too
April 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Glorious day Sunday. Wish I could convey the fragrance too
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Area Man Claims To Be Strongest Leader in World But Can’t Ask El Salvador a Favor
April 13, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Area Man Claims To Be Strongest Leader in World But Can’t Ask El Salvador a Favor
💯👍
Covid and flu shots on board.
I just effing love science.
I just effing love science.
a robot is standing in the rain with a red light on its head
ALT: a robot is standing in the rain with a red light on its head
media.tenor.com
April 11, 2025 at 12:09 PM
💯👍
Trump’s sanctions against the US seem to be working…
April 7, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Trump’s sanctions against the US seem to be working…
To drive home the point that you do not need crazy theories to have w appear to move through phantom territory in a DESI-like way, we added a plot to this paper from last fall. 🧪⚛️ arxiv.org/abs/2410.11099
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
To drive home the point that you do not need crazy theories to have w appear to move through phantom territory in a DESI-like way, we added a plot to this paper from last fall. 🧪⚛️ arxiv.org/abs/2410.11099
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The fact that there has been so much wanton self-inflicted damage should not numb us to the continuing damage.
NEW: Per a source with knowledge, the entire HHS Office of Infectious Disease and HIV/AIDS Policy, or OIDP, was just fired.
March 28, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The fact that there has been so much wanton self-inflicted damage should not numb us to the continuing damage.
Spectacular even without the launch. If you must have launch failure this is the place to do it.
Video of the Isar Aerospace "Full Spectrum" Launch at Andøya. 📸 video: @isaraerospace / @AndoyaSpace
March 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Spectacular even without the launch. If you must have launch failure this is the place to do it.
You add a side. 🤷♂️
(Mathematicians. Sheesh.)
(Mathematicians. Sheesh.)
Mathematicians Find Proof to 122-Year-Old Triangle-to-Square Puzzle www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...
Mathematicians Find Proof to 122-Year-Old Triangle-to-Square Puzzle
A long-standing shape mystery has finally been solved
www.scientificamerican.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
You add a side. 🤷♂️
(Mathematicians. Sheesh.)
(Mathematicians. Sheesh.)
But also fear death, just a little
😁😳🤔
😁😳🤔
Don’t fear death. Fear the regrets and shames that linger when it comes.
Get out there and make them right. Live. Breathe. Create.
Spread joy.
Get out there and make them right. Live. Breathe. Create.
Spread joy.
March 27, 2025 at 2:08 AM
But also fear death, just a little
😁😳🤔
😁😳🤔
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Happy Saturn ring plane crossing day to all who celebrate.
It's #Saturn ring-plane crossing day! A once in a 13-15 yr event when Saturn's rings are edge on, as viewed from Earth, making them appear to disappear! I'm so infuriated that the Sun is in the way meaning no-one will see it! 😡 We'll just have to imagine it 😞
👇The last time it was seen in 1995. 🔭🧪
👇The last time it was seen in 1995. 🔭🧪
March 23, 2025 at 7:55 AM
Happy Saturn ring plane crossing day to all who celebrate.
Spring is coming!
March 22, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Spring is coming!
Stunning arboreal creatures discovered as road kill while driving by…🤷♂️
Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away www.scientificamerican.com/article/stun...
Stunning Antarctic Sea Creatures Discovered after Iceberg Breaks Away
A calving iceberg exposed a region that never before had been seen by human eyes, revealing a vibrant, thriving ecosystem
www.scientificamerican.com
March 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Stunning arboreal creatures discovered as road kill while driving by…🤷♂️
