What is a Higgs Boson?

[dhimanroyturzo]

and only 362 days later the higgs boson was discovered! Cool

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It should be noted that the Higgs Boson was discovered in 2012.

[rugalbernstein]

"...my buddy eddy, who's no stranger to donuts..." *eddy tromps through the water chasing fearful kids* I'm dying, lmao.

[Trackfanatic]

"If you can't explain something simply, you don't understand it well enough." - Albert Einstein

[AdolfHiller]

Dr Lincoln, I love the way you explain all aspects of physics- very pleasant, interesting and engaging. I really look forward to your videos. Thank you for making a difficult subject so easy to comprehend.

[Durzo]

Personally, I think "Higgs Boson" sounds more appropriate as a name for a Star Wars character.

[LukeTheNotable]

I live right down the road from fermilab :D

[uwaaa]

I just watched another video that 'explains' what higgs boson is and that was 11 min. this is 3 min. and I understood it so well I can tell on what higgs boson is to my friends. well done.

[Mysteryskatin]

Liked this video for Eddy - shine on you crazy diamond.

[JMPGX]

This is the most simple and easy to understand video on this subject I have ever seen

[herringfly]

I can't understand why anyone would give this a thumbs-down? It's a great explanation and it was uploaded before the Higgs Boson was discovered.

[FlipCereal]

ahaha that analogy of the higgs field is gold

[masonbrown]

That's really cool that this was uploaded before it was descovered (125.3 gev)

[karin]

Thanks! I'm a homeschooler, love Physics, and haven't gotten my head wrapped around the Higgs field concept and its implications yet, but this helped.

[toddherron]

And one year later -- almost to the day -- experiments confirmed the existence of Higgs Bosons (on July 4, 2012). Incredible!

[crowneproductions]

Great presentation!  Very clear and concise.  AND THANK YOU A MILLION for not making a goofy joke out of science and presenting the material as though you were trying to teach it to middle school children.  I just can't stand these youtube science shows with hosts who are 'goofing-out' about science to other adults.  It dumbs down the weight of the material.

[nnvyg]

I wish the US would have finished building the Superconducting Super Collider, not only would we have discovered many new particles and confirmed many particle theories (like the Higgs Field) and at 3 times the size of the LHC we would have discovered many other things not previously envisioned.

[paulforester]

I love these videos. I would love to have this guy as my science teacher. The books I had about science were SO outdated even the teachers were discussed by it and told us this is outdated material. It should have been a crime, but the government don't admit mistakes.

[siddheshgorantiwar]

Please note that:
This video was uploaded in 2011.
Higgs boson was discovered in 2012.

[nikkitytom]

I have fretted and sweated through tedious discourses on the Higgs Boson and still emerged exhausted and confused.  This is a beautifully presented clarification.  Easy to understand  even for people with a with minimal background in quantum physics.  Thank you.