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Theoretical physicist; Columbia University professor
People worried you'd create a little black hole that would swallow up Switzerland and then the rest of Europe. But colleagues did the calculation and showed it wasn't something we should worry about.
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StarTalk, "Breaking Down Oppenheimer with Brian Greene," March 5, 2024.
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The Large Hadron Collider poses no credible risk of destroying Earth by creating a microscopic black hole
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AI Verified A little black hole swallowing Switzerland is the exact danger scenario in the statement, so this is clearly relevant. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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AI Verified The quote about swallowing Switzerland is a hypothetical danger that the source says is not something to worry about, so the answer is for. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago

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AI Verified StarTalk transcript says a little black hole would not swallow Switzerland and Europe; colleagues showed it wasn’t something to worry about. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1h ago
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