I don’t know that much physics, but I still think that the news from CERN about the discovery of the Higgs boson is very cool.
For me and other dummies, The Vancouver Sun has made a primer. Take a look at their Higgs boson for dummies.
And to celebrate it all, my next non-fiction book will be Annerledestenkerne by Per Arne Bjørkum. It’s about creative minds in the history of science. Should fit.