The beginning of the world as we know it?

The new Large Hadron Collider goes live on Wednesday and there is much sturm and drang over whether flipping the switch -- by Lyn 'the Atom' Evans -- on this thing under Europe will mean the end of everything. The collider is designed to smash atoms in such a way as to pry open the secrets of the birth of the universe and uncover the theorized Higgs Boson. And while the "doom mongering" is likely to ultimately amount to so much background radiation, be sure to check that your insurance is up to date. Just in case.