The John Batchelor Show

S8 Ep435: HEADLINE: Exotic Theories and the Ongoing Quest. GUEST: Govert Schilling. SUMMARY: The conversation explores anomalies like dark-matter-free galaxies and alternatives like primordial black holes, highlighting the enduring mystery of the universe's comp

S8 Ep435: HEADLINE: Hunting Particles Underground and in Space. GUEST: Govert Schilling. SUMMARY: Schilling discusses Cosmic Microwave Background evidence and direct detection efforts, including underground xenon tanks and antimatter searches on the International S

S8 Ep435: HEADLINE: The Rise of Dark Energy. GUEST: Govert Schilling. SUMMARY: After ruling out MACHOs, astronomers discovered the universe's expansion is accelerating, revealing that mysterious Dark Energy dominates the cosmos alongside dark matter.

S8 Ep435: HEADLINE: Challenging Gravity: MOND vs. Matter. GUEST: Govert Schilling. SUMMARY: Modified Newtonian Dynamics is discussed as a rival theory, though gravitational lensing and the Bullet Cluster strongly support dark matter's physical existence.

S8 Ep435: HEADLINE: Cold Dark Matter and WIMPs. GUEST: Govert Schilling. SUMMARY: Neutrinos are ruled out for Cold Dark Matter as Schilling describes the WIMP search at CERN and how computer simulations validate the model.