Higgs boson particle

[ctc]

>the more science discovers / uncovers the more terrified i become.

EVERYTHING has a risk. Crossing the street has a risk, and if you never took that chance as a kid you'd never have left your home.

'Course.... sometimes that risk involves wiping out all humanity, so your concern is most assuredly NOT unfounded. I think the key point to remember is that the problems with new science aren't inherent to the science itself, but to the weakness of the human character.

Don C.

[jimsmegos]

> the weakness of the human character.

Don C.

Exactly my point.

[Brazoo]

Well, humans make weapons - humans kill each other - and to my thinking that's been going on WAY before we invented science.

[kingdom warrior]

So in layman's terms they found Galactus's toe jam right??

[ctc]

>Exactly my point.

Well.... I donno. People do all sorts of stupid stuff, but sometimes they do something great.... and we do have an innate curiosity, so I think there's a tradeoff to be had here. Civilization has ALWAYS been a precarious balance; one step forward, one back. I say enjoy the ride.

>Let me know when they finally figure out how to make cars that become suitcases.

They have those now. It requires an auto-wrecker, and the car doesn't unfold again but hey; no process is perfect!

>I have no idea what it means

This might help:

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/07/something_something_higgs_boson_yesterday_somethin.php

We dabbled in this sort of thing when I was at the U; but that was 15+ years ago, so a lot of what I knew has already been outdated.

Don C.

[Godzilla]

Very, very cool stuff. We live in an awesome time for science.

[Earth 2 Chris]

One thing is for certain, writers are scrambling to pepper this info into one-liners in season 6 of The Big Bang Theory.

Chris

[Brazoo]

>Exactly my point.

Well.... I donno. People do all sorts of stupid stuff, but sometimes they do something great.... and we do have an innate curiosity, so I think there's a tradeoff to be had here. Civilization has ALWAYS been a precarious balance; one step forward, one back. I say enjoy the ride.

Yeah, and I gotta say - from what I understand this is one of the most globally collaborative projects in human history. To me, this is one of the purest and most nobel things we're doing as a species. Not to get all drippy about it or anything.

[ctc]

>this is one of the purest and most nobel things we're doing as a species

....until the aliens invade, and we have to unite against them:

http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/07/the_zentraedi_do_not_approve_of_urban_climbing.php

Don C.