Dark Matter

Big Ideas Lab

Dark matter is one of the universe’s greatest mysteries. It’s the invisible force that glues galaxies together and sculpts cosmic structure. In this episode, we trace the journey of discovery from massive objects in the Milky Way to particle-scale experiments designed to reveal what dark matter really is. From gravitational microlensing to cutting-edge detectors at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, scientists are pushing the limits of technology and imagination to uncover the unseen and understand the mass that makes up most of our universe.

Guests featured (in order of appearance):

  • Greg Sallaberry, Staff Scientist at LLNL 
  • Gianpaolo Carosi, Staff Scientist at LLNL 

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Big Ideas Lab is a Mission.org original series. 

Executive Produced by Levi Hanusch.

Script by Caroline Kidd.

Sound Design, Music Edit and Mix by Matthew Powell. 

Story Editing by Levi Hanusch. 

Audio Engineering and Editing by Matthew Powell. 

Narrated by Matthew Powell. 

Video Production by Levi Hanusch.

Brought to you in partnership with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. 


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2026-01-13 18 min

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