Almost Nothing

CERN the worlds largest physics laboratory is also a society in itself A mythological microcosm and sciences answer to the Tower of Babel with its many thousand employees as an indispensable element among cables and computers The researchers speak the same esoteric and nerdy language But their physical trials are not the only experiments in the human anthill CERN is also a utopian experiment in collaboration across cultures where the worlds most advanced technology meets the worlds sharpestand some of the quirkiestminds