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David Barnett

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After the alleged discovery of the Higgs-Boson particle, what does this mean for the improvement or furtherment of mankind?

After the billions poured into the building of the hadron collider, we have now supposedly discovered that elusive God particle. So what now? Wouldn't it have been better helping the poor or ousting the murderous Syrian government?

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    peter lindsay 30+

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    Jul 15 2012: MRI. We knew about superconductors for 70 years before we found a use for them. Now every major hospital in the world has superconductors in their MRI and they save millions of lives every year by accurately imaging medical problems that are otherwise undetectable.

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