Hangout With Cern: Lhc And The Grid

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the "Hangout with CERN" series, focusing on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and the associated Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG). Participants explore topics related to big data management, the implications of the LHC's operational status, and recent discoveries in particle physics, particularly concerning the Higgs boson.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory
  • Technical explanation
  • Conceptual clarification
  • Debate/contested
  • Experimental/applied

Main Points Raised

  • Some participants express curiosity about the LHC's long shutdown and its implications for ongoing research.
  • There is mention of the significant volume of data (25 Petabytes) generated by the LHC and the role of global computing in managing this data.
  • Questions arise regarding the new particle discovered at CERN, with some participants noting that it increasingly resembles a Higgs boson, while others seek clarification on what remains uncertain about this identification.
  • Participants discuss the scheduling of future hangouts and the opportunity for audience engagement through questions submitted in advance.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants show interest in the topics presented, but there is no consensus on the implications of the LHC's shutdown or the status of the new particle discovery, indicating ongoing uncertainty and exploration of these subjects.

Contextual Notes

Limitations include the lack of detailed explanations regarding the reasons for the LHC's shutdown and the specific characteristics that lead to the identification of the new particle as a Higgs boson.

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Hangout With CERN: LHC and the Grid - Big data, big questions
Public · By CERN

usually every thursday 5:00pm in UTC+01

http://hangouts.web.cern.ch/

http://youtube.com/CERNTV

Last week we showed you how global computing helps CERN store, distribute and analysis around 25 Petabytes (25 million Gigabytes) of data generated per year from the Large Hadron Collider. This week we'll talk more about big data, and answer more of your big questions.

Join IT experts from CERN and the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) project - a global collaboration of more than 170 computing centres in 36 countries.

This "Hangout with CERN" is broadcast live on Thursday 14 February at 17:00 CET, on CERN's Google+ and YouTube pages, with a recording later available on YouTube.

You can post questions in advance in the comments below or on Twitter to @CERN with the hashtag #askCERN. We'll pick the best ones to answer and we may even invite you to participate in the live hangout!

Get a taste of the Grid by watching this Big Data video from Symmetry magazine http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/ http://www.facebook.com/symmetrymagazine.

Want to watch our previous hangouts? They're all available via: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAk-...HAANKJL3LDz9-L_

Want to know more about Grid computing, sign up to the International Science Grid This Week online magazine: http://www.isgtw.org/ or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Internationa...ek/141926395796

Be sure to follow CERN and the LHC experiments on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cern
http://www.facebook.com/ALICE.EXPERIMENT
http://www.facebook.com/ATLASexperiment
http://www.facebook.com/CMSexperiment
 
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krash661 said:
Hangout With CERN: LHC and the Grid - Big data, big questions
Public · By CERN

usually every thursday 5:00pm in UTC+01

http://hangouts.web.cern.ch/

http://youtube.com/CERNTV

Last week we showed you how global computing helps CERN store, distribute and analysis around 25 Petabytes (25 million Gigabytes) of data generated per year from the Large Hadron Collider. This week we'll talk more about big data, and answer more of your big questions.

Join IT experts from CERN and the Worldwide LHC Computing Grid (WLCG) project - a global collaboration of more than 170 computing centres in 36 countries.

This "Hangout with CERN" is broadcast live on Thursday 14 February at 17:00 CET, on CERN's Google+ and YouTube pages, with a recording later available on YouTube.

You can post questions in advance in the comments below or on Twitter to @CERN with the hashtag #askCERN. We'll pick the best ones to answer and we may even invite you to participate in the live hangout!

Get a taste of the Grid by watching this Big Data video from Symmetry magazine http://www.symmetrymagazine.org/ http://www.facebook.com/symmetrymagazine.

Want to watch our previous hangouts? They're all available via: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAk-...HAANKJL3LDz9-L_

Want to know more about Grid computing, sign up to the International Science Grid This Week online magazine: http://www.isgtw.org/ or http://www.facebook.com/pages/Internationa...ek/141926395796

Be sure to follow CERN and the LHC experiments on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/cern
http://www.facebook.com/ALICE.EXPERIMENT
http://www.facebook.com/ATLASexperiment
http://www.facebook.com/CMSexperiment



Thursday, February 21, 2013
5:00pm in UTC+01

for USA, 11 am est, 8 am for pst.

https://www.facebook.com/events/237809959689543/

http://hangouts.web.cern.ch/

http://youtube.com/CERNTV
 
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Thursday, February 28, 2013
5:00pm in UTC+01, USA 8am pst 11 am est

Google+ Hangout: Watch live on http://youtube.com/CERNTV

The Large Hadron Collider has now entered its first long shutdown. But why? Why stop a machine that is working so well?
 
Oh wow, I didn't know the LHC was shutting down for so long.
 
Thursday, March 7, 2013
5:00pm in UTC+01 , USA 8am pst , 11 am est

Google+ Hangout: Watch live on http://youtube.com/CERNTV

What is the latest on the new particle discovered last year at CERN? In this Hangout with CERN, we find out what physicists are presenting at this week's Moriond conference in Italy. The new particle is looking more and more like a Higgs boson, but what do we know so far and what do we still need to know?
 

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