If you weren't afraid enough already

this physicist gives a reason to be truly afraid of the Large Hadron Collider project.

Dr. Arkani-Hamed said concerning worries about the death of the Earth or universe, “Neither has any merit.” He pointed out that because of the dice-throwing nature of quantum physics, there was some probability of almost anything happening. There is some minuscule probability, he said, “the Large Hadron Collider might make dragons that might eat us up.”

The full article is here at the NY Times: Asking a Judge to Save the World, and Maybe a Whole Lot More