Large Hadron Collider: Take your protons and mash ‘em up! (Podcast #014)

I don’t know if you’ve been following the news, but a little while ago the world’s largest particle accelerator was fired up: the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

But what is the LHC? Why is it important?

Learn a little about some of the most important physics of our time all in 90 seconds.

Large Hadron Collider: Take your protons and mash ‘em up! (Podcast #014)

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Sources / Further Reading:
How Stuff Works: Large Hadron Collider - A wonderful and clear explanation of the LHC and what its looking for.
Wikipedia: Large Hadron Collider
Large Hadron Rap (YouTube) - The title of my podcast is a tribute to this wonderfully made rap song/video.
Large Hadron Collider (YouTube) - A less exciting, but more informative video about the Large Hadron Collider.

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