Roger Barlow

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Every day is a good day to be a particle physicist

Big shout out to thank the folks at Dwr Cymru.
We lost our water supply Thursday morning.
They dug big hole in the road (see pic), found and fixed leak, and we got our water back Thursday afternoon.
They came back Monday and filled the hole in. All sorted by tea-time.

Brilliant!

Switch off the car radio in exasperation as it plays a clip from Farage
I had thought I was safe with #RadioCymru
Young seagull in Aberystwith (where else) thinks it has found a very satisfactory site to roost.
This is the season of yellow. Apart from the sheep which are their usual grey
I find this criticism, or the way it is being reported, as very uncharacteristic. Native Welsh speakers are typically very positive and encouraging at the attempts of us less-fortunate to speak their language.
BBC News: Prince William's Welsh speech criticised by professor BBC News - Prince William's Welsh speech criticised by professor
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy0dkjpe3k7o
Prince William's Welsh should be better, says language professor

A pre-recorded was published on social media video to mark St David's Day in Wales.

Peregrine falcon sitting on top of a turret on the church
The Febrary snowdrops are looking very colourful
blue sky and sunshine in Coed y Brenin today.

The first year of the Welsh 20mph switch are in.

🟢100 fewer dead or seriously injured
🟢26% fewer injured
🟢The lowest 3 month casualty figure since records began 46 years ago

These aren't just figures on a page. They're real people, real families, real lives saved.

Field Theory for Physics teachers

This is based on a talk I once gave to a physics teachers conference to see how far one could get explaining particle physics without using lots of maths and equations but just concepts familiar from A-level physics. For what it's worth, the feedback I got afterwards was that it was entertaining but far too difficult. I'd failed dismally. Let's try again, slowly...

http://rogerjbarlow.com/2024/12/11/field-theory-for-physics-teachers/

Field Theory for Physics teachers

This is based on a talk I once gave to a physics teachers conference to see how far one could get explaining particle physics without using lots of maths and equations but just concepts familiar fr…

Roger Barlow