Mush! Life of a dog-sledding astrophysicist

04/16/09

The latest issue of symmetry magazine included this story about astrophysicist Jen Adelman-McCarthy. When she's not working on computer software for astrophysics experiments, Adelman-McCarthy spends time dog-sledding with her Husky, Behr. While demonstrating the sport at Fermilab, she talks about how her hobby fits into her life and why she adopted a Husky in this video.

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