Collider
Kate McAlpine writes Large Hadron Collider Rap
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.
Protons begin circling as Large Hadron Collider switches on
On its first day of operation, scientists circulated a beam of protons around the Large Hadron Collider’s 27 km tunnel. Eventually, scientists will introduce another beam traveling in the opposite direction, both traveling close to the speed of light. What happens when the two beams collide?
The Big Bang, take two: physicists gear up to flip the switch on the Large Hadron Collider
Tomorrow, in an effort to recreate the conditions that followed the big bang, physicists will flip the switch on a gigantic particle accelerator — the Large Hadron Collider. Skeptics fear this will be the end of the earth, scientists say that planetary annihilation is unlikely.
Geo answer
The answer to today’s Geo Quiz is Geneva, Switzerland. The world’s newest particle accelerator laboratory called the Large Hadron Collider is located near Geneva. Lisa Mullins speaks with Kate McAlpine, a science writer with the project and the author of a rap music video that explains the collider’s goals.