Run the full FLF EpiStack pipeline (flf-epistack step 0) on the case below. curated_target_N is passed at invocation; the analysis directory is this folder.
Main question (verbatim): “Was the risk that LHC collisions destroy the Earth (via stable micro black holes or other proposed mechanisms) truly put to rest, and what does that conclusion hinge on?”
Case framing — from the FLF EpiStack competition page, quoted verbatim as scope/intent (NOT the main question):
CERN, home of the world’s largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), has a frequently asked question: Will CERN generate a black hole? What?? As in some previous science experiments, noting that novel circumstances might produce unprecedented outcomes, some participants had apocalyptic concerns. How were these put to rest? (Were they truly? What does that hinge on?) Unlike COVID, this is (we hope!) essentially a closed case, and uncontested. It nevertheless rests on a huge body of accumulated and interacting knowledge which enabled scientists (and the officials and public supporting them) to move forward with confidence. The key challenge here may be in probing this argument for its dependencies and key considerations, and perhaps noting the weakest or most speculative points — all in an accessible way.
Starting material (the only sources FLF links):
- CERN FAQ: https://home.cern/resources/faqs/will-cern-generate-black-hole
- 1946 Konopinski–Marvin–Teller LA-602 atmospheric-ignition paper: https://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/1946-LA-602-Konopinski-Marvin-Teller-Ignition-fo-the-Atmsophere.pdf