Scientists at SURF contribute to new dark matter podcast: “Particle Mysteries: The Coldest Case”
A new podcast that explores the mystery of dark matter includes interviews with scientists affiliated with SURF.
The podcast titled “Particle Mysteries: The Coldest Case” is being produced by the Interactions Collaboration, which includes particle physics laboratories from around the world. The series features Dr. Chamkaur Ghag, a professor of physics at University College London and a spokesperson for the LUX-ZEPLIN experiment at SURF, and Dr. Flip Tanedo, an associate professor of theoretical physics at the University of California, Riverside, who took part in the Center for Theoretical Underground Physics and Related Areas (CETUP) conference at SURF this summer.
The podcast delves into the nature of matter in our universe that has left scientists puzzled for decades. There seems to be more than meets the eye—significantly more—yet the answer remains a mystery. The Interactions Collaboration issued their first episode on October 31, which is celebrated by physicists around the world as Dark Matter Day. The ongoing four-episode podcast series will follow the decades-long search for dark matter, the mysterious substance that dominates our universe, leaving visible traces while evading detection.
Hosts of “Particle Mysteries: The Coldest Case” sit down with researchers from around the world to discuss the quest to understand our universe and discover the nature of dark matter. Laboratories worldwide employ cutting-edge science and develop state-of-the-art technologies to uncover new leads in an effort to solve this particle mystery.
“Dark matter, to me, is the substance that causes the structures of the universe,” says scientist Axel Lindner, who was interviewed for the new podcast and leads a major dark matter experiment called ALPS II at the DESY research center in Hamburg, Germany. “Without dark matter, we would not be around. It’s the core of our existence,” stated Lindner.
The search for dark matter is an ever-evolving field of astrophysics. This podcast series brushes the surface of the enduring search for dark matter and the ongoing quest to unlock its mysteries. The podcast is now available on multiple streaming platforms. To find more information about “Particle Mysteries: The Coldest Case” visit the podcast page of the Interactions website.