Did the W-Boson Just "Break the Standard Model"?

A twenty-year-old anomaly in particle physics, known as the "gallium anomaly", has been confirmed by a follow-up experiment. The statistical significance of the combined measurements is now at 4σ.One of the possible explanations is a sterile neutrino, which would be a new fundamental particle. However, I suspect the gallium anomaly is due to a misunderstanding of nuclear cross-sections and not caused by sterile neutrinos. (Beware: This is not the same as the LSND/MicroBoone anomaly which has disappeared – the experiments operate in different energy ranges.) The currently most significant anomaly in particle physics is that in the mass measurement of the W-boson which I talked about here.

My New Paper on Wave-Function in Quantum Mechanics

I just published a paper with Jonte Hance about how to interpret the wave-function in quantum mechanics. This paper contains the technical details on what I explained in this video.Additional Read: If you love nature photography as much as I do, there are some amazing photos to admire here.

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Existential Physics: A Scientist's Guide to Life's Biggest Questions

A contrarian scientist wrestles with the big questions that modern physics raises, and what physics says about the human condition. Here's the first review of my new book. Pre-order it here.