This just in yesterday which is sort of heading the same way

http://www.newscientist.com/blogs/shortsharpscience/2011/06/tevatrons-mystery-signal-grows.html

They are saying it's definitely not a higgs boson so those in the QCD like theories are looking stronger.

I love the ending of punzi's presentation
http://blois.in2p3.fr/2011/transparencies/punzi.pdf

Quote:

We live in the Higgs era
• Coming to terms with EW symmetry breaking.
• We know quite a lot already about the Higgs
– The SM Higgs mass is very constrained
– No model with a rate >> SM is viable.
– Coexistence of a SM-like Higgs and a 4-th quark generation is very
nearly excluded
• The next step is finding out whether SM is right or wrong.
Should not take long. Surprises might come up.
• A new era will follow - we don’t know its name.
• We should enjoy this special time we are so lucky to live in.


And for Bill.S the stand-up physicist has put a spin on it for you (Don't get hung up on the maths) just follow the story.

http://www.science20.com/standup_physicist/why_quantum_mechanics_weird-79513


Not sure I like where this all goes I sort of like my old solid world interpretation but I am guessing the jury will be in sooner rather than later at the rate this is going.

Last edited by Orac; 06/02/11 03:01 AM.
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