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How To Detect a Neutrino

Season 5 Episode 44

Why is there something rather than nothing? Well the answer may be found in the weakest particle in the universe: the neutrino. In this episode of Space Time, join Matt as he meets with Dr. Don Lincoln at Fermilab to explore the science and engineering behind the enormous particle accelerators used to capture the mysterious neutrino.

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