New data from an experiment conducted in Minnesota reveal a “seasonal signal variation” in dark matter, which accounts for almost 90% of matter in the universe. But how can your average Joe and Jane get their heads around terms such as “weakly interacting massive particles”? This informative video presented in the style of an animated […]
article-article-bodyNew data from an experiment conducted in Minnesota reveal a “seasonal signal variation” in dark matter, which accounts for almost 90% of matter in the universe. But how can your average Joe and Jane get their heads around terms such as “weakly interacting massive particles”? This informative video presented in the style of an animated comic book will help.
Dark Matters from PHD Comics on Vimeo.
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This is great, but did they have to record the audio while they were eating their lunch?
Most enlightening! I’m even enlightened about dark matter, which I wouldn’t have thought was possible, given it’s “dark” matter; get it? Enlightened about DARK matter, see? Perhaps you’re having an issue with particularly dense matter?
My nine year old son has just pointed out that the universe is infinte or “ginormous”. So he’s not totally convinced we can measure 75% of it!
Not so, the universe is Finite Amanda.