Image: European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN)
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Jordan Nash works in the lab that helped to detect the new particle that could be the Higgs boson.
Points of View
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How important is the discovery of a new particle, and what comes next? We asked experts to tell us what they make of the new results. See what they had to say and share your thoughts.
Some Guy
we dont really need to know about all this stuff, they said it could potentially createa black hole, but they still done it, we cn urvive perfectly without it
Elvy Y Marta
is very interesting but difficult to understand
Lisay
Discovering electrons didn’t mean anything to people at first, neither did quantum physics, but without that understanding we wouldn’t have phones, computers, playstations, etc… People didn’t set off to travel the world by first having to define exactly what they would discover in the end!
Orange.warrior
We can survive without it but just imagine what we can do with it. If we said that about everything we would be back in the dark ages. you should embrace new discoveries not fear them!
Ana
the finding of the higgs boson is a great achievement for science
JOHN
vital scientific work humans must strive to understand our world. Why are we here? We need to better ouselves!!!
Erikka
you never know where a science discovery will take us. right now this may seem like useless info but one day penicillin was just a mould in a petrie dish.
Richard
i disagree ‘some guy’ objection! this is an important scientific discovery.. eventhough idon’t know why…
Sam
how can we move on if we don,t discover
Nikita
the higgs boson particle is very interesting and important to science
Richard
Clearly you dont understand the significance of this discovery if it is proved correct!! and all that stuff about creating a black hole is just uninformed nonsense.
Sue
this is amazing – a historical discovery! gr8
Another Guy
an amazing discovery which is sure rewrite history. Bravo Cern!
Nelson
I like it because it shows people that we should proetect the enviorment
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many things were invented at cern like the internet. so everyone has its benifit even you don’t care about physics
Holly
Technically they invented the World Wide Web, not the internet. And yes, they have invented many things that help in the everyday world, especially the medical world. (PET, ETC.)
Alex
While the Higgs Bosen particle is interestin we must not forget that it is gravity and mass COMBINED keeping the planets and the universe together, so if someting goes wrong it affects the whole universe
Dave
I think this discovery is wonderful: progression in our understanding of nature is reward enough, before the inevitable economic implications.
?????i5
it will be important to unlocking the secrets of the universe
21E403A2
lets see what they will do with the higgs boson
Mads
so far we can’t use the information of higgs for anything, but later on we might
Lusine
i think it is unreal to study all the higgs in the universe because of the enormous universe we live in
Kieron
this is amazing discovery they have but at the same mind they have to be careful what they do with it because why have no idea what could go wrong if why make a mistake for example it could unbalance the universe its self but it could unlock amazing new kinds of technology in the future including the ability to change the structure of atoms
Kerryn Roughsedge
I think that the higgs boson will revolutionise the world of scientific theories and change the way we look at the universe and everything in it.
ANNETTE
WHAT IS THE BENEFIT FOR HUMANS TO DISCOVER THE HIGGS? WILL IT STOP HUNGER AND POVERTY?
Lou And Chris Xxxxxxx
no it wont but it helps understand phyics and the universe and can potentially help make huge progress in science
Karl
The pursuit of knowledge is the single most valuable thing to us a species. Understanding the world at the quantum level and the interactions of these bosons with ‘matter’ will unlock so much potential for the advancement of the human race in ways currently inconcievable. Scientific masters like Bohr, Dirac and Schrodiger were often lambasted, even by their peers. The good people at CERN: We salute you!
Sharky
might sound boring butwhen you realise how important the discovery is, it makes it oh so interesting
James
If the chance of this being the higgs is on 5 sigma, surely we will need more proof before knowing if it is the particle or not?
Chris
possibly the most important scientific discovery of the century and it is only the start of discovering things we do not even know exist
Just Me :p
I’ts fascinating that the HIGGS particles are able to infuse mater with weight.
Schrodingers Cat
It’s the most incredible step in science in decades!!!!
Sciencefanman :D
I think the higgs particle holds the key to great scientific discoveries. I believe that it may hold the secret of mass manipulation, weight loss and even gravity defiance!
Drue
well its good that they found the higgs but it’ll be awesome when they’ll find something to do with it.
Seb
it would be good if we were told what higgs was more!
Owen
it is quite interesting, about this new type of particle. i wonder what more is behind it
Hbizzle
finding one type of the higgs boson is a great step for science
Emily Awesomeness
it’ s the first step in understanding how we create mass
Andrew
Does a Higgs Boson have mass? Can it only have mass when there are other Higgs Bosons around?
Shani
Alas, the start of the answer to the biggest question ever? How did we get here? I have always maintained my original answer by saying we started from a mass with energy! This goes along way for science and discovery of cures, technology and life? Surely this is a massive breakthough for science! even though 50 years ago, this was the same theory. glad its been explored and thank go for scientists!!