Stuart Henderson talks about nuclear power and waste disposal with help from a famous "expert" Friday during the Physics Slam at Fermilab. Mary Beth Nolan~For Sun-Times Media
Physicist Chris Stoughton demonstrates wavelength while talking holography Friday in the Physics Slam. Mary Beth Nolan~For Sun-Times Media
Doug Glenzinski's talks muons-the heavier cousin of electrons-Friday during the Physics Slam at Fermilab. Mary Beth Nolan~For Sun-Times Media
Deborah Harris uses historical letters in her "Neutrino Monologues" Friday in the Physics Slam at Fermilab. Mary Beth Nolan~For Sun-Times Media
Physicist Bob Tschirhart starts out casually while describing Project X in the Physics Slam at Fermilab. Mary Beth Nolan~For Sun-Times Media
Audience members filling Ramsey Auditorium cheer for Physics Slam competitors Friday at Fermilab. Mary Beth Nolan~For Sun-Times Media
Emcee Chris Miller solicits applause from the audience to pick a Physics Slam winner. Mary Beth Nolan~For Sun-Times Media
BATAVIA — It’s like a poetry slam — if poetry could explain the Higgs boson. And it packed the house at Fermilab this month, where the 850-seat Ramsey Auditorium sold out, and another 200 or so physics fans had to settle for overflow seating in …
