Brian Cox: Master of Science Communication
This Wednesday is going to be one of the most significant days in science for the next few years as CERN finally switch on the first beam line at the Large Hadron Collider*. As if often the case in science some people who don’t understand what’s going on think it’s a bad idea. The result is that some of the scientists involved have received death threats. Legendary physicist, presenter and former D:ream keyboardist Prof Brian Cox has, this week, produced two of the finest quotes in the history of science.
Anyone who thinks the LHC will destroy the world is a twat.
and
If these wormholes appear I will personally eat the hat I was given for my first birthday before I received it.
Brian I salute you and as a mark respect ask everyone to watch two of your finest performances
*Good to see imaginative naming is still going strong what with the Very Large Telescope and the Overwhelmingly Large Telescope.
