Dark Matter: A Baseless Hypothesis? | Pavel Kroupa, Francesca Chadha-Day, Bjorn Ekeberg
314Is our understanding of the universe fundamentally flawed? Trailblazing philosopher Bjørn Ekeberg, theoretical physicist Francesca Chadha-Day, and influential astrophysicist Pavel Kroupa tackle the elusive concept of dark matter, while John-Joe McFadden moderates.
Dark matter supposedly accounts for 85% of matter in the universe and is key to explaining the otherwise anomalous speeds of stars and gas clouds in spiral universes. Yet, despite decades of searching, we've found no direct evidence of dark matter particles. Some cosmologists are now considering alternative universe models that don't rely on dark matter, like MOND, which could revolutionize our understanding of the cosmos.
Should we persist with a model of the universe based on an entity that has never been directly discovered? Do we need a radical reassessment of our approach that would make it easier to question current cosmological theories? Or are we on the brink of finally detecting dark matter particles?
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