Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the Higgs boson particle

[georgearthern]

This is by far the best explanation I’ve heard on this.

[MIKEYC]

This made more sense to me in 30 seconds than the entire TED video.

[amritsingh]

Crazy how he can explain something that’s so complicated in a simple way that even a 5 year old kid could understand

[abrahmlinkinpark]

His joke literally made me 'lol'. Clever!

[johnmosha]

This is the Best explanation of higgs field ever. Thanks NTD

[benedibrava]

God particle is the discovery of the last 100 years
humanity is giving a 360 degree turn
to what humanity already knew

[MihirRai]

You see, I consider it to be the other way around. If you're a celebrity, then people will make way for you, while a normal person will have to struggle through the crowd.

[kbabhimitra]

in other videos, I read that. Light Particles don't have mass because they don't interact with Higgs Boson. considering the explanation they might be interacting with some other particle. wt is that?

[riseofpotatonation]

This wasn’t NDT’s explanation, he got that from Professor David Miller who won a prize for coming up with that metaphor/example

[X-J-Z]

I learned and got quite a giggle on the joke. who said science and church does not add up. the approach was well thought even the priest smiled as a sense to point out they agree with Mr.Neil De Grasse Tyson explanation.

[ejlare]

Goodbye Dr Peter Higgs, have a wonderful trip across the universe

[Shutup]

I was on a train once by myself going to nc and a lady that sat next to me was goin on about how scientist are opening the gates to hell and letting demons out she was talking bout the hadron collider and I’ve never met a crazier person in my life I’m 21 and still think about this I was like 14 at the time trying to zone out the rambling of a loon hard times I’ll be honest

[lcqegrk]

Without me you can't have mass !!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[NichaelCramer]

I’m sorry, but while this attempt at an explanation is quite popular/famous (other versions use Angelina Jolie or Margaret Thatcher as the person crossing the room) it actually explains nothing (or, more accurately to the extent it explains anything it’s wrong —or at least terribly misleading).
For anyone looking for a much better (but still accessible) description of what’s actually going on with the Higgs field might I suggest Matt Strassler’s wonderful book “Waves in an Impossible Sea”.

[Luckylady]

He can’t explain his way out of a brown paper bag!

[manojkumar-qnmw]

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[lawrencedoliveiro]

So the Higgs boson gives particles their mass. But this is inertial mass, that allows them to carry momentum and transfer it in collisions etc. According to General Relativity, gravitational mass (the source of the gravitational field) and inertial mass are the same thing. So is the Higgs boson the source of gravity as well?

[iamhugry]

Higgs boson walks into a church
Church: nuh uh be gone
Higgs boson: alr lemme take away all ur mass then just like how god created you i created your mass

[NotNahtan]

The Higgs what? Why do you pronounce it that way

[Richard-cqkv]

Neil, if you're going to explain Higgs bosons, you're going to have to explain how 0+0=1 first, good luck.