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We've misplaced the building blocks of the cosmos — and particle physicists like Claire Malone are on a mission to find them. Despite scientists hitting a "major snag" in uncovering what exactly makes up dark matter and dark energy, she explains how questioning our fundamental understanding of nature itself invites a different, more meaningful perspective universally.
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Can’t hide intelligence.
Beautiful.
This is so amazing
So amazing ❤
Watching it from pakistan this videos is going to change me forever .
Very interesting! I look forward to hearing updates in the future!!
someone somewhere really did right by you. “tenacity” that does not even begin to describe your power.
Claire Malone… I’m gonna keep her name in mind. Brilliant.
I laughed pretty hard and at first wondered wtf is wrong with the silent audience. That’s when I realized there probably isn’t an audience…
Wow. Beautifully written. Made me smile and I learned something. Actually, a lot. So thanks and congrats.
Hey, wait a minute… I recognize this voice, she once promised me a cake I never got!!!!
What a highly inspiring and brilliant scientific educator, thank you
Fascinating how much she learned by having to tell people what she had learned in highly detailed step by step instructions. She didn’t just need to “know” what she knew but had to think it through to completely understand how and why she knew it.
Very inspirational and thought-provoking. Thank you for this video.
Brave, beautiful, and extraordinary!