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The missing 96 percent of the universe

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Claire Malone |

TEDxLondonWomen

• February 2021

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.

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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About the speaker

Claire Malone

Particle physicist

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Claire Malone searches for evidence of new fundamental particles and is passionate about making STEM accessible to everyone.

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Modern Particle Physics

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