Gabriel Spitzer riding the elevator with neutrino physicist Gina Rameika. (Photo courtesy Gabriel Spitzer)
Have you ever tried to tell a story in seven minutes or less that mentions the sun, bison, neutrinos, and the world's most powerful particle accelerator? Well, Gabriel Spitzer, reporter for Chicago Public Radio, has done it.
Last week, Spitzer visited the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois. His tour included watching a herd of bison, going 350 feet underground to see a neutrino experiment, and an interview with Fermilab director Pier Oddone about Fermilab's plans for research at a new physics frontier. Now his story is on the WBEZ website. (The website also has the text of his story, but you'll miss the nice audio of singing birds and rattling elevators mixed with interviews of several people, including the herdsman of the bison.)
Spitzer also put together a slideshow with pictures he took during his visit.
Update: WBEZ Chicago Public Radio now also has posted an interview about Fermilab's future with Congressman Bill Foster, Ill., which also aired this morning.
