Why Does Particle Physics Matter? You Decide

Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience Senior Writer

Is there any more esoteric, almost mystical-sounding scientific field than particle physics? To the layperson, the discipline is shrouded in impenetrable particle names like anti-down quarks and neutralinos, and the counterintuitive rules of quantum mechanics. In an effort to make their field more concrete and meaningful to the rest of the world, a group of particle physicists has produced a series of videos on "Why Particle Physics Matters." [Read more] ...