I’m a bit confused. First, in my understanding of the Standard Model the Higgs field is responsible for the masses of intermediate vector bosons (W-, W+, and Z0), quarks and leptons. That’s about it. The Higgs field does not even explain the origin of the Higgs boson’s own mass. Second, when I was younger I read the 27 September 1905 paper by Einstein entitled, “Does the Inertia of a Body Depend On Its Energy Content?” That’s where m = E / c2 was, initially, formulated. Matter that we interact with on a regular basis is composed of nucleons and it is the energy of interaction between the constituent parts of these nucleons, not the mass of the parts themselves (which is very small), that is responsible for most baryonic mass. The Higgs field and associated boson has nothing to do with this. The Higgs boson is not a “God particle” and is not responsible for “most” mass. I don’t know where this came from? I guess physicists have to eat, too. These days you don’t get the big money if you don’t have some fluff around the edges. Third, as amateur astronomers, all of us have heard of dark matter. We’ve never observed it directly, only by its gravitational interactions. Obviously, if we can’t see it with any of our devices it has a very weak coupling to photons and is, therefore, likely to be non-baryonic. That means dark matter is very unlikely to couple to the Higgs field. As it stands now, dark matter represents a significant proportion of the mass in our Universe. Shouldn’t I be confused? Don’t get me wrong, discovering the Higgs particle is a great achievement. I think it’s just been a little over-hyped. Dave