A short series on my three current scientist crushes, starting with Lawrence Krauss. He looks like Kermit but really knows his stuff.
He showed how the universe is expanding at a constantly increasing rate. And, how most (99%) of the universe is made of matter and energy that we can't even see. He extrapolated this from the work of theoretical physicists who confirmed the number of sub-atomic particles in the universe - there's just not enough protons and neutrons to make all the mass in the cosmos. Dark matter is real, and it's heavy, man.
The women and men who figure these things out are amazing. It'd be great if more people knew about their work.
No comments:
Post a Comment