In a new video released by Large Hadron Collider (LHC) scientists based in the US, Ohio State University LHC physicist James Beacham explains how the world’s biggest and most powerful particle accelerator is on the trail of many of these ideas and how they could revolutionize how we see the Universe.
But the LHC probably won’t help us understand love. Because that’s an emotion.
If you’ve read my Discovery News review of “Interstellar” you’ll know that the movie annoyed me. Sure, it was a thrilling space epic with some really great attempts at bringing complex astrophysics to the big screen, but it had some frustrating science problems, cringe-worthy dialog and plot holes big enough you could reverse a Daedalus-sized starship through. It fell short of what it promised and dragged on for an hour longer than it should have, in my opinion.
Before I ignite another comment box flaming (as if I didn’t learn from the original comments, take a look, it’s impressive), I will say one thing for Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster: it put some pretty lofty astrophysical theories in front of a mainstream audience like no recent science fiction movie has been able to achieve. And that is a very cool opportunity for scientists to explain what is going on.
In Beacham’s excellent rundown of the physics of “Interstellar,” he discusses why gravity is such a big deal in the movie’s storyline and how high-energy collisions may help us glimpse into the extra dimensions that unfolded for Matthew McConaughey inside his supermassive black hole. Also, he explains why love probably isn’t a physical force and why Matt Damon’s character’s death was so awesome (and a high point in the movie, in my opinion).
Enjoy:
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