Science for the Public Lecture Series: What’s Up at the 2015 Large Hadron Collider

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255330

In this presentation Dr. Bose explains how the collider works and what the collisions produce. The 2010-2012 run brought confirmation of the long-sought Higgs boson. This time, with nearly double the collision energy (13 TeV) scientists anticipate some entirely new discoveries.

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Science for the Public Lecture Series
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What’s Up at the 2015 Large Hadron Collider
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Watch the America Hometown Thanksgiving Parade on channels 96 (Comcast) and 30 (Verizon) at 1:00pm, 3:00pm, 5:00pm, 7:00pm, 9:00pm and 11:00pm.

Showdown on the Syrian Border: Vijay Prashad on Turkey's Downing of Russian Jet

We look at Turkey's downing of a Russian warplane near the Turkey-Syria border on Tuesday–one of the most serious clashes between a NATO member country and Russia in half a century. Turkey says it repeatedly warned the Russian pilots they were violating Turkish airspace. Russia claims they plane never strayed from Syrian airspace. “There are some serious questions on the table about Turkey’s role in this conflict,” says journalist Vijay Prashad, in a web exclusive interview.

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11/25/2015 - 12:08pm

Democracy Now! 2015-11-25 Wednesday

Democracy Now! 2015-11-25 Wednesday

  • Headlines for November 25, 2015
  • Chicago Police Officer Charged With Murder After Video Shows Him Shooting Laquan McDonald 16 Times
  • Eyewitness Recounts Shooting by Alleged White Supremacists at Minneapolis Black Lives Matter Protest
  • US Rep. Keith Ellison Demands Transparent, Aggressive Investigation of Police Killing of Jamar Clark
  • First Muslim Member of U.S. Congress: Restrictions on Syrian Refugees Driven by Fear, Xenophobia
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11/25/2015 - 8:00am
WSJ columnist and Belmont native Jason Gay's first book Little Victories has just been published and he read an excerpt of it to a packed audience at the Belmont Public Library last week. Watch his memorable (and often hilarious) appearance here: http://goo.gl/yqn8HY
A new episode of Middlesex Update with District Attorney Marian Ryan is now available: http://goo.gl/bBu7V5 The topic is Opioid Abuse. Marian asks important questions and an insightful discussion with guests Dr. Brian O’Connor of Middlesex Recovery, North Reading Police Department Chief Michael...
The re-dedication of Belmont's beautifully restored WWI Memorial took place on a rainy Veteran's Day. Watch the ceremony here: http://goo.gl/irOhD3

Exclusive: Detained Honduran Woman, Moved to Mostly Male TX Prison After Hunger Strike, Speaks Out

At the end of October, 27 immigrant women detainees began a hunger strike, demanding an end to mistreatment and their immediate release from the T. Don Hutto detention center near Austin, Texas. Most of the women were asylum seekers from Central America, which has seen a surge in migrants fleeing violence and abuse. The hunger strike reportedly surged to as many as 125 women, even as immigration officials denied it was taking place. Then, the hunger strikers said they faced retaliation.

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11/24/2015 - 12:52pm

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