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Two Guys Walk into a Bar: The Basics of the Higgs boson

CERN and TED-Ed have collaborated on a great animation that explains the basics of the Higgs boson. 
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CERN and TED-Ed have collaborated on a great animation that explains the basics of the Higgs boson. Dave Barney and Steven Goldfarb’s lesson was animation by Jeanette Nørgaard for TED-Ed.

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View full lesson here: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-basics-…

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