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The Nose: Anderson Cooper And Higgs Boson Come Out

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After years of speculation, rumors, and whispers, we finally heard this week what we had long expected. The only problem is I can't tell whether I'm talking about the Higgs boson or Anderson Cooper.

Today on the Nose, we'll talk about both and whether Cooper's revelation was less of a risk than that of hiphop artist Frank Ocean
 
Also on the agenda, the attempt to drive "excessive grunting" out of women's tennis and a much forwarded online essay about people who claim they're busy
 
And yes, the Higgs Boson came out too and cost Stephen Hawking one hundred bucks. Never bet against a quantum particle. Particle physics is usually an esoteric topic. So how did this discovery turn into one of the week's big memes?
 
All that on The Nose, plus our endorsements.
 
Leave your comments below, e-mail colin@wnpr.org or Tweet us @wnprcolin.

Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.

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