6.2 The ghost-like particle: What are neutrinos and why are the so elusive?

Episode 6.2 of Science Basement: The ghost-like particle: What are neutrinos and why are the so elusive?

Have you ever wondered what a neutrino really is? How does it fit in with protons, neutrons and electrons? And why is it so ghost-like? In episode 6.2 of The Science Basement podcast we sit down with Dr. Timo Kärkkäinen, a particle physicist currently based at the University of Helsinki, to talk about his favourite particle: the neutrino! Join us to learn all about Timo’s research into testing new theories of the standard model of physics and why the neutrino might hold the key to the Universe.

Dr. Timo Kärkkäinen has held postdoctoral positions in Hungary and Estonia and is currently a visiting researcher at the University of Helsinki. He is also writing a popular science book on neutrinos in Finnish.

Your hosts for this episode are Aarti Venkatesan and Rhiannon Newman.

Editing by Ernesta Nesta.

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