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We know for sure that dark matter exists. The question remains: What is it made of? Is it rogue planets? Black holes? Neutron stars? A bunch of tiny particles like neutrinos? Let's look at the likelihood of each.
Nick Lucid - Host/Writer/Editor/Animator
Eric Aspling - Researcher
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VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
Dark Matter Exists:
youtu.be/AAhWLN2qHGs
Earth in your Hand:
youtu.be/jffQVdJdoKQ
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RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
PBS Space Time on Neutrinos:
youtu.be/0mXW1zPlxEE
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HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS
Asylum Counselors:
Matthew O'Connor, Nikolaos Vasiloglou II
Asylum Orderlies:
Dhruv Singhal, Fabio Manzini, Josiah Gleaton, Medec Hurtz
Einsteinium Crazies:
Bosphorus, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ilya Yashin, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Ken Davis, Sean K, Wacky, Blank NA, Flying Monkey
Plutonium Crazies:
Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Kevin MacLean, Madhu Subbu, Rick Myers
Platinum Crazies:
André Weyermann, Benjamin Dixon, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Jon Adams, Jonathan Reel, Kyle Bowles, LT Marshall, Marcus Barcelos, Marino Hernandez, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Olga Cooperman, Patrick Mathieson, Stephen Blinn, Stephen Gailey, Tom Hawking, Vittorio Monaco, Don Wilshe
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OTHER SOURCES
arxiv.org/abs/1603.03797
arxiv.org/abs/1303.1521
arxiv.org/abs/1512.05353
arxiv.org/abs/1902.06511
arxiv.org/abs/1502.01884
arxiv.org/abs/1710.11129
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept16/Bertone/Bertone5.html
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept16/Bertone/Bertone6.html
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept16/Bertone/Bertone7.html
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/H/Halo
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/aaee77/meta
forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/03/24/ask-ethan-if-dark-matter-is-everywhere-why-havent-we-detected-it-in-our-solar-system
medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-do-neutrinos-always-travel-at-nearly-the-speed-of-light-25c655284f1e
preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2006/08/21/dark-matter-exists
slate.com/technology/2014/02/what-is-dark-matter-searching-with-gravity-lensing-wimps-and-antiparticles.html
nobelprize.org/prizes/themes/high-energy-neutrinos-from-the-cosmos
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LINKS TO COMMENTS
youtube.com/watch?v=jffQVdJdoKQ&lc=UgxaIyYRbJEU9wHE_fR4AaABAg
youtube.com/watch?v=jffQVdJdoKQ&lc=Ugz4ajiJzn_NvxhJPWl4AaABAg
youtube.com/watch?v=jffQVdJdoKQ&lc=UgyX6bOkyMOYFhLysz94AaABAg
youtube.com/watch?v=jffQVdJdoKQ&lc=UgyQPBgbVSyi1blScdV4AaABAg
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IMAGE CREDITS
Globular Cluster:
images.nasa.gov/details-GSFC_20171208_Archive_e000191
ProtoDUNE:
https://cds.cern.ch/record/2288139
List of Baryons:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baryons
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TIME CODES
00:00 Cold Open
00:32 What does she already know?
01:00 Modified Gravity
02:11 Massive and Compact Halo Objects
03:30 Properties of Dark Matter
06:37 Weakly Interacting Massive Particles
09:31 Neutrinos
11:42 Cold Dark Matter
12:59 Sterile Neutrinos
15:08 Summary
15:48 Outro
16:02 Featured Comment
We know for sure that dark matter exists. The question remains: What is it made of? Is it rogue planets? Black holes? Neutron stars? A bunch of tiny particles like neutrinos? Let's look at the likelihood of each.
Nick Lucid - Host/Writer/Editor/Animator
Eric Aspling - Researcher
________________________________
VIDEO ANNOTATIONS/CARDS
Dark Matter Exists:
youtu.be/AAhWLN2qHGs
Earth in your Hand:
youtu.be/jffQVdJdoKQ
________________________________
RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS
PBS Space Time on Neutrinos:
youtu.be/0mXW1zPlxEE
________________________________
SUPPORT THE SCIENCE ASYLUM
Patreon:
patreon.com/ScienceAsylum
YouTube Membership:
youtube.com/channel/UCXgNowiGxwwnLeQ7DXTwXPg/join
Advanced Theoretical Physics (Paperback):
lulu.com/shop/nick-lucid/advanced-theoretical-physics-a-historical-perspective/paperback/product-24250687.html
Advanced Theoretical Physics (eBook):
gumroad.com/l/ubSc
Merchandise:
scienceasylum.com
________________________________
HUGE THANK YOU TO THESE SUPPORTERS
Asylum Counselors:
Matthew O'Connor, Nikolaos Vasiloglou II
Asylum Orderlies:
Dhruv Singhal, Fabio Manzini, Josiah Gleaton, Medec Hurtz
Einsteinium Crazies:
Bosphorus, Eoin O'Sullivan, Ilya Yashin, Jonathan Lima, Joseph Salomone, Ken Davis, Sean K, Wacky, Blank NA, Flying Monkey
Plutonium Crazies:
Al Davis, Compuart, Ellis Hall, Kevin MacLean, Madhu Subbu, Rick Myers
Platinum Crazies:
André Weyermann, Benjamin Dixon, Clayton Bruckert, David Johnston, Jon Adams, Jonathan Reel, Kyle Bowles, LT Marshall, Marcus Barcelos, Marino Hernandez, Mikayla Eckel Cifrese, Mr. Orn Jonasar, Olga Cooperman, Patrick Mathieson, Stephen Blinn, Stephen Gailey, Tom Hawking, Vittorio Monaco, Don Wilshe
________________________________
OTHER SOURCES
arxiv.org/abs/1603.03797
arxiv.org/abs/1303.1521
arxiv.org/abs/1512.05353
arxiv.org/abs/1902.06511
arxiv.org/abs/1502.01884
arxiv.org/abs/1710.11129
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept16/Bertone/Bertone5.html
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept16/Bertone/Bertone6.html
https://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/level5/Sept16/Bertone/Bertone7.html
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/H/Halo
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/1538-4357/aaee77/meta
forbes.com/sites/startswithabang/2018/03/24/ask-ethan-if-dark-matter-is-everywhere-why-havent-we-detected-it-in-our-solar-system
medium.com/starts-with-a-bang/ask-ethan-do-neutrinos-always-travel-at-nearly-the-speed-of-light-25c655284f1e
preposterousuniverse.com/blog/2006/08/21/dark-matter-exists
slate.com/technology/2014/02/what-is-dark-matter-searching-with-gravity-lensing-wimps-and-antiparticles.html
nobelprize.org/prizes/themes/high-energy-neutrinos-from-the-cosmos
________________________________
LINKS TO COMMENTS
youtube.com/watch?v=jffQVdJdoKQ&lc=UgxaIyYRbJEU9wHE_fR4AaABAg
youtube.com/watch?v=jffQVdJdoKQ&lc=Ugz4ajiJzn_NvxhJPWl4AaABAg
youtube.com/watch?v=jffQVdJdoKQ&lc=UgyX6bOkyMOYFhLysz94AaABAg
youtube.com/watch?v=jffQVdJdoKQ&lc=UgyQPBgbVSyi1blScdV4AaABAg
________________________________
IMAGE CREDITS
Globular Cluster:
images.nasa.gov/details-GSFC_20171208_Archive_e000191
ProtoDUNE:
https://cds.cern.ch/record/2288139
List of Baryons:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_baryons
________________________________
TIME CODES
00:00 Cold Open
00:32 What does she already know?
01:00 Modified Gravity
02:11 Massive and Compact Halo Objects
03:30 Properties of Dark Matter
06:37 Weakly Interacting Massive Particles
09:31 Neutrinos
11:42 Cold Dark Matter
12:59 Sterile Neutrinos
15:08 Summary
15:48 Outro
16:02 Featured Comment
