Outreach talk by Álvaro de Rújula: The Higgs Boson and the Coronavirus

Álvaro de Rújula will give the following outreach talk at the webinar series organized by IFC: "The Higgs Boson and the Coronavirus (Basic Science after the Pandemic)".

Date and time: Thursday 4th June, at 16h

Duration: 45 minutes (35 min + 10 min Q&A)

Language: English

Abstract: The role that may be played -once the current pandemic is more controlled- by "fundamental" research, the one that is primarily done for the sake of pure and basic knowdledge, not for short-term economic spin-offs.