AMSE Science Report with Alan Chodos and James Riordon

About this episode

The episode discusses the fascinating world of neutrinos and features insights from authors Alan Chodos and James Riordon about their book on the subject.

What if I told you that, no matter where you are or what you are doing, about 100 trillion neutrinos are passing through your body every second? Well, you might first respond, as I did, by asking what is a neutrino, and then wondering why we seem to have no awareness at all of their presence. I mean, if were one or two particles, sure, you might miss them, but 100 trillion every second? I needed to learn more so I spoke on our podcast, AMSEcast , with Alan Chodos and James Riordon about their fascinating book, Ghost Particle: In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino .

People in this episode

Host: American Museum of Science and Energy

Guests: Alan Chodos, James Riordon

Topics covered

• neutrinos
• particle physics
• science education
• mysteries of the universe
• AMSEcast

Keywords

• neutrinos
• particle physics
• science
• education
• Ghost Particle
• Alan Chodos
• James Riordon

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Ghost Particle: In Search of the Elusive and Mysterious Neutrino

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