John Beacom

Science Sundays: "Changing how people think about science" Communicating with the public about their science isn't something that all scientists do, nor is it something that they all do well. This talk will discuss how our language science lab inside the Cent...

The next Ohio State Science Sundays event is on February 1! This event is for general audiences and is free. Columbus people, we hope to see you there! (For others, we'll post video in about a week.) We welcome help in telling others about this event. artsandsciences.osu.edu/events/scien...

Science Sundays: "Who do you trust? Why journalism still matters" In an era of misinformation, polarization and plummeting public confidence, journalism’s role is more crucial than ever. This talk explores how trust in media has eroded, why that matters for democrac...

The next Ohio State Science Sundays event is on January 11! This event is intended for general audiences and is free. Columbus people, we hope to see you there! (For others, we'll post video in about a week.) We welcome help in telling others about this event.
artsandsciences.osu.edu/events/scien...

Science Sundays: "Using AI and GIS to create virtual worlds from old maps" Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and Geographic Information Science (GIS) enable researchers to unlock the rich historical information trapped in old maps. The Ghost Neighborhoods of Columbus ...

The next Ohio State Science Sundays event is on December 7! This event is for general audiences and is free. Columbus people, we hope to see you there! (For others, we'll post video in about a week.) We welcome help in telling others about this event.

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Deadline Dec 1!

In a new Physical Review Letter, S. Meighen-Berger, J. Newstead, @johnbeacom.bsky.social, M. Dolan and I explain how the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE) can make precision solar neutrino measurements.

PRL: doi.org/10.1103/htfm...

Popular science: pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/neu...

Painting of a three-faced Tibetan bodhisattva.

A bodhisattva who was just hanging out at the library.

THE YALE & TOWNE MFG. CO.

Cool label on an old pallet jack, still in use decades after it was made.

And the full report can be found at www.nationalacademies.org/our-work/ele....

An accessible two-page summary of the report can be found at nap.nationalacademies.org/resource/288....

Over the last three years, I was proud to work as a member of this committee, which included two Nobel Prize winners. Our report was released in June, 2025.

The National Academies conducted a study to explore the long-term goals and future ambitions for particle physics. “Elementary Particle Physics: The Higgs and Beyond” presents a bold 40-year vision for the field and highlights critical actions necessary to make this vision reality.

The cover of the report, showing an artist's conception of a particle collision.

Elementary particle physics reflects the human quest to understand the basic building blocks of nature and the rules that govern the physical world.

Science Sundays: "Resilience to Alzheimer’s Disease: A Play in 5 Acts" The unprecedented expansion in the elderly segment of the United States’ population, coupled with dearth of an effective cure, raises real concerns that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) will become a public h...

Here's the next Science Sundays event at Ohio State!
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My most recent Ph.D. graduate wanted to go to graduation. Most don't bother, so I'm not too experienced at this. How did I do? Bad enough to become a meme. 🙄

This talk will be suitable for kids age ~12 and up.

player.vimeo.com/video/103308...

Science Sundays: "CSI: Medieval England" TV shows like Game of Thrones  lead us to believe that the medieval world was an extraordinarily violent era, in which no one was held accountable for their crimes. How accurate is that perception? In...

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Photo of the speaker in front of Stonehenge, plus text that says, "Science Sundays, 'CSI: Medieval England,' with Sara Butler."

The next Ohio State Science Sundays event is on 8 December! Free public lecture with a nice reception afterwards where you can talk to the speaker. We welcome help sharing this. Details in the replies below.

Container of corn syrup with its lid that seems to say, "Best by 20190."

People complain about the crappiness of American food, but I got like 18,000 years left on this mfer.