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Shedding light on dark matter - Patricia Burchat

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Physicist Patricia Burchat sheds light on two basic ingredients of our universe: dark matter and dark energy. Comprising 96% of the universe between them, they can't be directly measured, but their influence is immense.

What habits of mind do you think would be most helpful to a particle physicist? Are these different in any way than the habits of mind that other scientists might draw upon? Would particle physics be a good fit for you, or not?

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