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It\'s ON! The Big Bang Machine is Fired Up
The particles are a-whizzing. The machine is working. Will they find the God Particle? Will they create a black hole that destroys the world? Will they prove that the illustrious LHC is not, in fact, cursed by the future??Follow the start up in real ...
Thought for the Day
Godspeed, Atlantis!...
Do the Men Who Stare at Goats Really Have Psychic Powers?
Yeah, I went to the movies this weekend. And I was happily suprised by these men staring at goats. In case you haven't heard, this movie is based on a true story, and real life documentary by Jon Ronson:"The (original) book examines connections betwe...
Is the God Particle the Devil? Part 2: Energy vs Matter
So, I was reading one of these message boards [the first sign of obsession] where "atheists" and "non-atheists" were debating over the implications of the quest for the God Particle, when I came across a dialogue that went something like this:Questio...
Is the God Particle the Devil? Part 1: The Curse of the Big Bang Machine
"Scientists claim the giant atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is being jinxed from the future to save the world." Fox News, October 19When I first read this, I thought I must be drunk. Or maybe someone at fox news was. Or maybe those two scie...
Trees: Nature\'s Biggest Disappointment
I always held trees in high regard. Trees...illustrious trees...somehow aloof, transcendent of animal brutality -- givers of life, and shade, and whispers in the wind. But, today, trees are on my list.And by "list," I mean shi_ list. The truth fin...

