First collisions at the LHC with unprecedented Energy! (Ask a particle physisicist)

[Alex K]

And, as I have stated already, I appreciate the fact that you understand the limits of your subject and are averse to pretending that you know things that you do not know.  People who speak as though they know everything are automatically not believable.

Bah. How painful to witness bigshot professors not admitting when they don't know something in public talks because they think it hurts their reputation as these towering intellects. I've seen it so many times and it's always embarrassing, because usually the audience isn't quite fooled by it.

But I don't only hope to understand the limits of my subject, but also the limits of my knowledge of my subject, which is possibly harder