Overcoming the Fears

The various videos from the you-tube playlist had a common theme of the destructive nature and terrible power of technology. This can be showcased in the videos of Pinky and the Brain using technology to gain yet more power, the experimentations of Dr. Frankenstein who with the terrible power of science created a monster, and the incredible devastation unleashed by a nuclear bomb. Despite all the fears, modern culture embraces technology every day. While embracing the technology of today, we seem to fear the technology of tomorrow.

However, this has not gotten in the way of huge technological leaps. In November 2008, the world’s largest super collider called the Large Hadron Collider went online. Located on the border between France and Switzerland, it is a ring nearly 27 kilometers long. This expensive machine would allow scientists to study the beginnings of the universe, dark matter, the possibility of parallel universes and several other experiments. Some feared that by activating the device, the experiments would cause a black hole. We have laid aside our fears of the machine though, and it will once again power up after minor repairs this coming November. More information about the LHC can be found at their website http://public.web.cern.ch/public/

"The Large Hadron Collider." Eurpeon Oragization for Nuclear Research. CERN, 2008. Web. 2 Sept. 2009. .