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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Higgs_boson

This is the best layman explanation of the Higgs boson and its discovery I've found so far. Cool drawings.

Two promotes! I feel blessed .

This program reminds me of this sci Friday. For me, questions have ALWAYS been more fun than answers. Whys more alluring than becauses. More than likely, it is why I enjoy sandbox games so much, I am more interested in discovering the bounders to the box of knowledge than what is inside and out specifically.

http://www.npr.org/2012/06/01/154148658/why-ignorance-trumps-knowledge-in-scientific-pursuit

This one starts off the explanation (3:30 or so) with the often repeated falsehood that, "...the Higgs boson is the particle that is responsible for giving mass to the other particles." It's already a massive particle itself; it cannot give mass. It's the Higgs field that gives mass, as clearly explained in the rest of the video. The Higgs boson (particle) is an artefact of the field, and, as explained in this video, is the only way so far we've been able to detect the field. This video makes more sense if you take that one statement out.

Another cool animated explanation here: http://videosift.com/video/The-Higgs-Boson-Part-II-What-is-Mass