Sep 28, 2008
Dr. Keith Olive is a distinguished McKnight University Professor at
the University of Minnesota. His research areas are high energy
physics and properties of matter. Joining us from Princeton
University is Professor James Peebles, theoretical cosmologist.
Professor Peebles has made many important contributions to the big
bang model. With Robert Dicke he predicted the cosmic microwave
background radiation. Dr. Peebles lectured at the University this
week at the Fine Theoretical Physics Institute. We'll be discussing
the evolution of the universe, current theories about dark matter,
and Keith's specialty — supersymmetry. Will the Large Hadron
Collider really find the Higgs Boson — and why do we care? And
closer to home — the MINOS neutrino experiment in northern
Minnesota — what's that about. All this and more and just in one
hour.