Host: Ken Bronstein

Program: The Search for the Higgs Boson

Join us to watch the outstanding PBS video Particle Fever about the search for the Higgs Boson.

As the Large Hadron Collider (CERN) is about to be launched for the first time, physicists are on the cusp of the greatest scientific discovery of all time — or perhaps their greatest failure.

Imagine being able to watch as Edison turned on the first light bulb, or as Franklin received his first jolt of electricity. “Particle Fever” gives audiences a front row seat to this historic and inspiring scientific breakthrough as it happens. The documentary follows six brilliant scientists during the launch of the Large Hadron Collider, marking the start-up of the biggest and most expensive experiment in the history of the planet, pushing the edge of human innovation.

As they seek to unravel the mysteries of the universe, 10,000 scientists from over 100 countries joined forces in pursuit of a single goal: to recreate conditions that existed just moments after the Big Bang and find the Higgs boson, potentially explaining the origin of all matter. But our heroes confront an even bigger challenge: have we reached our limit in understanding why we exist?

Directed by Mark Levinson, a physicist turned filmmaker, from the inspiration and initiative of producer David Kaplan and masterfully edited by Walter Murch (Apocalypse Now, The English Patient, The Godfather trilogy), Particle Fever is a celebration of discovery, revealing the very human stories behind this epic machine.

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