I’m glad to finally see some decent, online news coverage of the Large Hadron Collider. You’d think that a project of such magnitude, involving a collective of over 5,000 of the top physicists from over 30 countries, billions of dollars and intentions that include finding the Higgs boson - something also glorified as “The God Particle” - would raise more attention, but nah. Can’t miss Insert Mindless Pop-Culture Distraction Here! Don’t worry, I won’t keep you from it with this entry either.

I just want to note a quaint observation I made from nothing but an artistic standpoint. Considering the implications and potential discoveries regarding the LHC, I get a child-like giddiness rush through my artistic soul when I notice that the kaleidoscopic feel of the photos from inside the facility kind of remind me of Alex Grey’s paintings that depict states of elevated human consciousness.

A little bit, right? OK, OK… maybe it’s just some warped free association sort of thing on my part. Either way, it makes his work kick that much more ass from my perspective.

OK, that’s all. Back to your regularly scheduled program.

EDIT (08/01/08):
Great new photos!
And another good, concise news article with lots of answers.
Oh… and I just can’t resist…