Let’s Talk Particle Physics!

I exist in the realm of unicorns and rainbows. I like a glass of wine, a spinning record, and a fanciful retelling of an unfortunate seduction. Personally, I can’t imagine anything more boring than something called “particle physics.” But even if you are like me, you might enjoy tonight’s talk, “Another Look at Particle Physics.”

Those crazy Swiss folks over in Geneva are using the Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator (it makes particles move faster), to discover a “God particle,” and physicist Richard Breedon is gonna tell the left-brained among us about the discoveries that might result. Nobody loves a good validation of atheism more than I do, but I’m more interested in artist Marianne Ryan’s response after touring the accelerator twice.

The bummer is that it’s a little on the pricey side for the average person. However, if you’re a student or for some reason already a member of the Commonwealth Club, you’ll understand the magic of Science for much less.

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