Hadron Supercollider Update

The press releases from the Hadron experiment are cranking up as they increase the power. It will be fun to see whether the $10 billion research expense lives up to the hype. My blog several days ago expressed some of the concerns. As of this date, actual collisions have not yet been scheduled.

The potential outcomes are: Physicists discover the God particle and unlock the keys to the universe ... Or... The Experiment creates black holes and/or "strangelets" which eat the Earth... Or... Intriguing new results are produced which are inconclusive regarding the secrets of the universe and all we then need is a bigger/better collider that costs $30 billion. My wager is the latter.

My suggestion is that you should follow this Grand Experiment in the news, versus Tiger's or Jesse James's sex habits. It's like an atomic bomb test on steroids. Here are some links to current news items:

Large Hadron Collider: 6 theories what it might do The Week Magazine -
Northwestern physicist explains Large Hadron Collider
The Large Hadron Collider will confirm the Bible
World's Largest Particle Collider May Unlock Secrets of Universe U.S. News & World Report
Picturing the Proton PhysOrg.com

Copy and save the list if you'd like ... That will allow you to hold physics pundits accountable for their predictions :-)