May 27, 2026 · 41 min · 13 segments
Neutrinos are the most important particle you were never taught about. They are created in radioactive decays in the sun, the centre of the Earth, supernovae, and even beer. Particle physicist…
Kirsty DuffyGuest
Lia HaleHost
[instrumental music] What can travel through any substance without you ever knowing it's there? Ghosts, yes, but also ghost particles, or neutrinos, as they're officially named.
Neutrinos are providing new ways to approach some of the biggest questions in particle physics, and Kirsty Duffy is at the epicenter of this research at the University of Oxford.
Kirsty, thank you so much for joining me to record an episode just before you give your talk in the theater downstairs, literally below our feet.
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[instrumental music] What can travel through any substance without you ever knowing it's there? Ghosts, yes, but also ghost particles, or neutrinos, as they're officially named.
Neutrinos are providing new ways to approach some of the biggest questions in particle physics, and Kirsty Duffy is at the epicenter of this research at the University of Oxford.
Kirsty, thank you so much for joining me to record an episode just before you give your talk in the theater downstairs, literally below our feet.