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Alex G. Orphanos, Science Communicator
People of Science - Vera Rubin | Dark Matter Haloes & Astrophysics | TIS183
24 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2020 at 5:00 pm.
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Welcome to our newly revamped segment for 2020 called the People of Science where we breakdown the common misconception of what someone in science is like. Let's be honest, when I say that someone is a person of science, or a scientist what do you think of? Probably someone in a lab coat, maybe holding a beaker of some neon colored liquid. Maybe safety glasses on, if you're lucky?

On this week's episode - we're talking about Astronomer and Astrophysicist Vera Rubin who is responsible for the discovery of Dark Matter Haloes which expands our search to understanding the mystery of 'dark matter'. Learn a bit about the life and person behind the scientist on this week's episode. Vera Rubin's voice was done by Sara. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-is-a-neutrino/

https://www.space.com/vera-rubin.html?utm_campaign=meetedgar&utm_medium=social&utm_source=meetedgar.com

Neil DeGrasse Tyson on Dark Matter https://youtu.be/lr-DB3Z_5_c

Preview of Vera Rubin's book Bright Galaxies, Dark Matters https://books.google.com/books/about/Bright_Galaxies_Dark_Matters.html?id=OVBUt6yrMtAC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button

'Bright Galaxies, Dark Matters' - Vera Rubin: https://amzn.to/2u6oBfJ

'Astrophysics for people in a hurry' by Neil DeGrasse Tyson https://amzn.to/2GxwOfD