Katherine McAlpine, a 23-year-old professional science writer, has been earning praise for her informative and fun rap on the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in CERN near Geneva, Switzerland. She sweet-talked some scientists and engineers, who remain anonymous, into performing the rap amongst the LHC’s detectors.
The LHC is the world’s largest particle accelerator where scientists hope to collide protons together at near the speed of light and thus help them understand why particles have mass and whether there are other dimensions in space.
Her clear and clever rap explanatory lyrics will go a long way to allay unfounded fears about the LHC. CERN has already been taken to court by campaigners who are afraid that the collider will create dangerous particles or even cause the Earth to be swallowed up by black holes.
As she raps, “...the things that it discovers will rock us in the head!”
What's Driving This Trend
- Science Communication Through Rap
- Opportunities for entertainment, engagement, and education through fun and creative science communication methods, like rap songs.
- Innovative Approaches to Dispel Misconceptions
- Opportunities for using creative mediums like rap songs to address concerns and misconceptions regarding scientific advancements and organizations.
- Collaboration Between Artists and Scientists
- Opportunities for artists and scientists to collaborate and merge their expertise to produce innovative science communication mediums like rap songs.
Who This Affects Most
- Science Communication
- Creating innovative and engaging methods to communicate scientific advancements and research to the general public, promoting widespread understanding and acceptance.
- Arts and Entertainment
- Collaborating with scientific organizations to create engaging and educational content to reach new audiences, promoting the arts and sciences simultaneously.
- Digital Content Creation
- Creating engaging digital content in new and innovative ways, such as through rap songs, to reach audiences where they are and increase education and understanding of scientific advancements.
