UM-Bot Posted June 20, 2020 #1 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Plans are in motion to replace the gargantuan atom smasher with a new accelerator that is four times larger. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/337716/cern-set-to-back-hadron-collider-successor 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seti42 Posted June 20, 2020 #2 Share Posted June 20, 2020 "On some level I find it irresponsible," said theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder. "Why don't we put the money into an international center for climate models or pandemic models ?" I totally agree. we need to secure the future, and then (in the future) worry about things like a new super collider, moon bases, etc. Right now, climate change, renewable energy, education, jobs, health care, housing, and pandemic study are far more important...And will also cost trillions to fix up globally. Once the future is secured, then we will have more scientists, more resources, and people willing to do the work/spend the money on a much greater level. But first things first. You don't build a fancy deck, gazebo, or pool when you have no roof or functioning plumbing and wiring. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatetopa Posted June 20, 2020 #3 Share Posted June 20, 2020 It is not really so much a lack of money as a lack of desire that keeps some projects from being funded. I wager people spend more on lip gloss, eye liner, hair color and "manscaping" than on education, jobs, or climate change. Resources are there if people can be convinced to change their priorities. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke Wellington Posted June 21, 2020 #4 Share Posted June 21, 2020 14 hours ago, UM-Bot said: Plans are in motion to replace the gargantuan atom smasher with a new accelerator that is four times larger. https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/337716/cern-set-to-back-hadron-collider-successor Why not say sod it and build a giant one around the equator or as the decades pass bigger and bigger ones will need to be built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlyeh Posted June 21, 2020 #5 Share Posted June 21, 2020 11 minutes ago, Dracolley said: And then the world ends. Why would that happen? 11 minutes ago, Dracolley said: Why do we have to investigate everything? You obviously don't. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kartikg Posted June 21, 2020 #6 Share Posted June 21, 2020 19 hours ago, Seti42 said: "On some level I find it irresponsible," said theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder. "Why don't we put the money into an international center for climate models or pandemic models ?" I totally agree. we need to secure the future, and then (in the future) worry about things like a new super collider, moon bases, etc. Right now, climate change, renewable energy, education, jobs, health care, housing, and pandemic study are far more important...And will also cost trillions to fix up globally. Once the future is secured, then we will have more scientists, more resources, and people willing to do the work/spend the money on a much greater level. But first things first. You don't build a fancy deck, gazebo, or pool when you have no roof or functioning plumbing and wiring. I think we have enough money to do both, it just requires willingness, also there is talent pool for both the sciences, if we close something entirely that talent pool will be under utilized, and one cannot just shift from physics to climate or something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Noteverythingisaconspiracy Posted June 30, 2020 #7 Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/21/2020 at 1:13 PM, Dracolley said: And then the world ends. I distinctly remember that the World didn't end when the LHC was turned on despite all the doomsday predictions. They didn't even make a small dent to Geneva. Why should this time be different ? On 6/21/2020 at 1:13 PM, Dracolley said: Why do we have to investigate everything? Investigating the world around us is human nature.I couldn't imagine not wanting to know how the world works. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted July 2, 2020 #8 Share Posted July 2, 2020 Just build one around the moons equator. That should be big enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emma_Acid Posted July 6, 2020 #9 Share Posted July 6, 2020 On 6/21/2020 at 12:13 PM, Dracolley said: And then the world ends. Why do we have to investigate everything? No, it will not "end the world". And we "investigate everything" because that's what humans do. It literally sets us apart from other animals. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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