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mk · 4376 days ago · link · · parent · post: Ask Hubski: What was the greatest scientific discovery of 2012?
Well, there is a very high probability (>99%) that the LHC detected a particle with a mass consistent with the Higgs theory. I think it's important to realize that there isn't any 'them' here. The scientists that thought they detected faster than c electrons are not the same folk. Also those scientist and most others were very skeptical of the electron results. They announced it to get feedback on where they might have made a mistake. The LHC data could be wrong, but I think the chance is extremely low considering all those that are scrutinizing it.