First read Brian Greene’s article in the New York Times called “The Origins of the Universe: A Crash Course”

Then watch this video on how the LHC actually works. Pretty cool stuff.

If you want to brush up on your Quantum Mechanics and dive into the world of Superstring Theory, check out Brian Greene’s book called “The Elegant Universe“. It’s a fun book and a fairly easy read, that is until you reach about page 3 when all subatomic hell breaks loose. Okay, it wasn’t that bad, but coming from someone who previously had about 17 seconds worth of exposure to Quantum Mechanics, I probably wouldn’t recommend this as an intro to physics. I do think, however, if you have even a little familiarity with Particle Theory and the like, you will really enjoy this book. It truly is mind blowing. And after you do read it, come back here and please explain to me what the hell a Calibu-Yau is in English. My head hurts just thinking about it…