{"id":31883,"date":"2013-09-10T15:41:11","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T20:41:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=31883"},"modified":"2014-09-23T08:28:02","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T13:28:02","slug":"why-particle-physics-matters-symmetry-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/why-particle-physics-matters-symmetry-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Symmetry Magazine: &#8216;Why Particle Physics Matters&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At a major particle physics planning meeting this summer, a couple of dozen physicists volunteered to speak on camera about why they do what they do. We at <em>symmetry<\/em> chose our top five explanations and asked you to vote for your favorite.<\/p>\n<p>The results are in: University of Mississippi physicist Breese Quinn is the winner of the very first <em>symmetry<\/em> \u201cExcellence in Science Communication\u201d award, affectionately nicknamed the \u201cSymmy.\u201d Yesterday he gamely agreed to pose for an awards-show-themed photo with his prize. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.symmetrymagazine.org\/article\/september-2013\/why-particle-physics-matters-contest-winner-announced\">Read the entire story. <\/a><\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At a major particle physics planning meeting this summer, a couple of dozen physicists volunteered to speak on camera about why they do what they do. We at symmetry chose our top five explanations and asked you to vote for your favorite. 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