Particle physicisits primarily use ROOT for the data analysis framework. Part of that framework is a package called RooFit statistical modeling and fitting package. I have contributed to this package and added a layer on top called RooStats that provides with statistical inference in both frequentist and Bayesian paradigms based …

See my blog post over at QuantumDiaries on an analogy about the fine tuning problem related to the Higgs boson.

"The Higgs Boson: A Natural Disaster!"

[A guest post for INSPIRE originally posted here.]

We are familiar with the critical role of INSPIRE in searching for papers, following references, tracking the citations, and providing author profiles.  Now INSPIRE is taking steps to extend this service to data, thus creating a rich new layer to the information …

[originally posted on Quantum Diaries]

The discovery of the Higgs boson is a major step forward in our understanding of nature at the most fundamental levels. In addition to being the last piece of the standard model, it is also at the core of the fine tuning problem -- one of …

(Originally posted at Quantum Diaries)

This week I will be going to visit my high school in Arkansas.  It was 20 years ago that the school first opened its doors and I was part of that Charter class.  The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Science & the Arts is a bit unusual …

Recently I've been more involved in communication, education, and outreach activities via the "Snowmass" Community Summer Study.  One of the goals we discussed was to get to the point that the public is more aware of the fundamental particles.  Ideally, we'd like something as iconic as the periodic table (which …