Large Hadron Collider

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is a particle accelerator made of superconducting magnets, built on September 10th, 2008. It can be found between the border of France and Switzerland, near Geneva, 100 meters underground. The Large Hadron Collider is a machine that was built with the ability to accelerate subatomic particles to very high speeds, which requires chilling the magnets to ‑271.3°C. This is done through the use of electric or electromagnetic fields, two hadrons are sent through the ring of the LHC in opposite directions, traveling close to the speed of light, and are urged to collide. While the LHC could very well explain questions many scientists have been asking for decades, it’s a debated topic, the risks and cost of the machine are often debated among citizens and scientists alike, but the expansion of knowledge we can receive from it are extensive.…

There have been many amazing and life changing scientific discoveries that have been made in the past, but how many of them have been filmed and documented for future generations to experience? Particle Fever follows experimental physicists Monica Dunford, Martin Aleksa and Mike Lamont and theoretical physicists, Nima Arkani-Hamed, Fabiola Gianotti and Savas Dimopoulos on the incredible journey to discover if the Higgs-Boson particle, nicknamed the ‘god particle’ is in fact creatable. The Large…

that enough benefits can be drawn from both sides to state that, in a way, big and little science formally ‘need’ each other. Before that, we must analyze the essence of big science. The origin of big science certainly contains an amount of dark and daunting history. Based upon the two main sources of big science practice in the 20th century (that being two World Wars and the Cold War), a common misnomer conveniently states that all big science exists merely as the unobjective and evil…

assist in your own process of personal growth. Countries like India, enjoy from Kundalini knowledge and also the welfare. Thi is one of the discovery that changed science and School system programs in middle oriented even though, the lifestyle in that part of the world is based on Religions faith. The European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), made another astonishing and revolutionary discovery changing our modern science. CERN, Physicists and engineers responsible for probing the…

to know. While this and other technological innovations affect us on a daily basis, science that does not have an immediate benefit in everyday lives is often seen as less important. In the movie, Particle Fever (2013), Mark Levinson delves into the world of science and the creation of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The United States government halted the production of a similar version of the LHC because they found no immediate benefits from this experiment. They deemed money to be spent on…

What kind of knowledge do we gain from the arts? It has been highly bothering to determine to what is knowledge produced by the arts. How do we know it is knowledge. How do we differentiate between the knowledge provided by arts and natural science. Is knowledge of the arts intention of the artist, the artwork itself or the interpretations of the viewer? To a large extent knowledge of the art is subject to contextual analysis and remain subjective whereas natural science tends to be more…

The debate over creation is one that has been around since the beginning of time. Some say God, some say science. But what about other intelligent life? Is it possible that they created our universe? While this notion may sound outlandish and completely irrational, there is actually quite a bit of logical evidence to back it up. All it would take to create a universe is a particle accelerator only slightly more powerful than the Large Hadron Collider. When the LHC was fired up in 2008, there…

Art and science have always been seen as completely separate and opposite studies. Art has always been seen as the display of pictures created by talented artists, while on the other hand, science has always been seen as experiments and research. In the documentary, Particle Fever, the movie brings attention to the different view of the arts and sciences as two interdependent subjects. The director, Dr. David Kaplan, uses the documentary to give his audience an inside view to the world’s largest…

I found out about Particle Acceleration when I went to the United States Air Force Academy Summer Seminar in a class where we learned about propulsion. The topic covered was electrodynamics and it related to a particle accelerator. I have researched the particle accelerator online and watched videos over the CERN, largest particle accelerator in the world. I would like to further my studies in this topic so I can develop a large understanding of exactly how and why the particle accelerator is…

Hirschsprung's Disease Hirschsprung's disease is a condition that affects the large intestine (colon) and causes problems with using the restroom properly. The condition is present at birth as a result of missing nerve cells in the muscles of the baby's colon. A newborn who has Hirschsprung's disease usually can't have a bowel movement in the days after birth. In mild cases, the condition might not be detected until later in childhood. Uncommonly, Hirschsprung's disease is…