Reactions to the Dark Universe Debate

11/26/08

The new issue of symmetry features a debate between Fermilab particle physicist Joe Lykken and University of Chicago astrophysicist Rocky Kolb. The topic: which field will explain dark matter or dark energy first?

See how the audience responded in this video.

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