“In the throes of a recession, pondering the fabric of the cosmos is more important than ever, says physicist Gerry Gilmore who was at TCD last night. Ten years ago, nobody except physics buffs had even heard of dark matter. Now, everyone seems to be singing about it. Earlier this year the Dublin band Dark Room Notes released an album called We Love You Dark Matter, while a delightful ditty by the singer-songwriter Jonny Berliner poses the question to which the entire world of contemporary cosmology would like an answer …” (more)
[Arminta Wallace, Irish Times, 14 July]
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