Kate McAlpine writes Large Hadron Collider Rap

The World

Some people learn science from books, and physics from looking at traces of tiny particles… or, for the general public, you can just hook up your iPod. Kate McAlpine penned the “Large Hadron Rap” months ago, and it’s gotten 1.6 million views since hitting Youtube. McAlpine talks physics with the Takeaway from Geneva, Switzerland.

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