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ELI5. What is the 'god particle,' and why is it important?

With the recent news stories about the possible discovery of the Higgs boson particle, I realized I have no idea why that discovery is a big deal. Please help!
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First, 'God particle' is a stupid name with no meaning that exists only for news articles to make flashy titles.

Other than that, the Higgs boson is very important as it's the last big undiscovered part of our 'standard model' of particle physics. This model, and its associated mathematics, has been tremendously successful - an almost perfect description of all of particle physics. It will be an amazing feat of science to finally confirm this part. Or, if we don't find it, we have to go back to the drawing board for where mass comes from.

Now, discovering the Higgs boson won't immediately change your life or anything. Instead, it's part of a large set of scientific advancements in understanding which, as a whole, contribute to developments that directly affect your life. It's impossible to say exactly what we might do in the future, or what understanding we might need, but generally improving our understanding of everything has always been a good start.