Scientific vocabulary can be so weird. The Large Hadron…

For five hundred dollars, I'll name a subatomic particle after you. Some of my satisfied customers include Arthur C. Quark and George Meson.

— Scott Adams

“New Rule: Instead of using their $10 billion atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider to re-create the Big Bang by melting atom parts in temperatures a…

— Bill Maher

“Despite my resistance to hyperbole, the LHC belongs to a world that can only be described with superlatives. It is not merely large: the…

— Lisa Randall

“[On the practical applications of particle physics research with the Large Hadron Collider.] Sometimes the public says, 'What's in it for Numero Uno? Am…

— Michio Kaku

“Kuna mambo yanatokea hapa ulimwenguni ambayo yanafanya nikiri uwepo wa Mungu kwa asilimia kubwa. Wanasayansi wanasema ulimwengu ulianzishwa na mlipuko wa ‘Big Bang’, uliotokea…

— Enock Maregesi

The clever people at CERN are smashing particles together in the hope that Doctor Who will turn up and tell them to stop

— Ben Aaronovitch

The scientists at CERN were actually surprised that people commented on this. Reportedly Fabiola Gianotti, the coordinator of the CERN program to find the…

— Michael Bierut

Geneva has a long history of hosting international organizations, which is part of the reason why CERN is here. CERN has signed agreements with…

— Rolf-Dieter Heuer

At the moment, it actually says nothing about a possible cosmic-ray effect on clouds and climate, but it's a very important first step.” This…

— Rolf-Dieter Heuer

“Wanasayansi wana uwezo wa kupeleleza hadi kipindi cha karne ya kwanza ambapo Yesu aliishi, alikufa, alifufuka na alipaa kwenda mbinguni, na wana uwezo wa…

— Enock Maregesi