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What is the Higgs boson and why do we want to find it?

There are two great posts on hubski.com regarding this. I will post a link to them below. But I am interested in the TED communities response to the question.
http://hubski.com/pub?id=2484

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Topics: quantum physics
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    Harald Jezek 50+

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    Jul 28 2011: The Higgs Boson or "God particle" is important because it is believed to be a key particle in the creation of the universe.
    It's the last piece still missing in the standard model of physics.
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    Elizabeth LeBlanc 10+

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    Jul 26 2011: Good question. Sounds like we want to find it because it would help figure out the relationships between particles and their mediated forces, right?
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