Lhc
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On Competitive Collaboration
November 26, 2010
Hundreds of multinational collaborators, thousands of scientists, and a $10 billion particle accelerator at CERN have produced a new working model for science—and for globalization.
competition, global reset, innovation, lhc, physical science
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The Dog Particle
January 12, 2010
Chad Orzel has spent much of his teaching career explaining quantum mechanics. In his book, How to Teach Physics to Your Dog, he takes on a new breed of student.
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Signs from Above
November 13, 2009
The release of an apocalyptic movie prompts NASA to debunk planetary rumors, fowl play shuts down the LHC, and the Catholic Church discusses alien life.
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Back From the Future
October 16, 2009
A crazy theory about the Higgs-Boson sparks debate in the physics community, and the perils of cloud computing becomes all too real.
lhc, risk, technology, time, truth
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Crash Course in Relativity
August 25, 2009
A Seed editor documents, chapter by chapter, her experience reading Why Does E=mc2?
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The US Versus God Particles
November 24, 2008
The Atom Smashers splits open the US's problematic relationship with scientific research.
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Boxing with Shadows
October 15, 2008
The real marvel of the LHC is that, in a litter of subatomic debris, scientists know exactly what to look for.
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Large and in Charge
September 10, 2008
Particles are accelerated to unprecedented speeds at CERN's Large Hadron Collider with ultimate hopes of uncovering the universe's darkest secrets.
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Science on the Agenda
January 05, 2007
Seed editor-in-chief Adam Bly answers the 2007 Edge Question: What are you optimistic about? Why?
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Why a Large Hadron Collider?
July 05, 2006
Seed asks some of the greatest physicists alive what we hope to learn from the LHC.
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Ideas
I Tried Almost Everything Else
John Rinn, snowboarder, skateboarder, and “genomic origamist,” on why we should dumpster-dive in our genomes and the inspiration of a middle-distance runner.
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Ideas
Going, Going, Gone
The second most common element in the universe is increasingly rare on Earth—except, for now, in America.
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Ideas
Earth-like Planets Aren’t Rare
Renowned planetary scientist James Kasting on the odds of finding another Earth-like planet and the power of science fiction.
