How to build a dark matter detector - Jenna Saffin

How to build a dark matter detector - Jenna Saffin with tags ted-ed, teded, ted ed, ted education, jenna saffin, franz palomares, animation, dark matter, nasa

Check out our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/tededView full lesson: https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-to-build-a-dark-matter-detector-jenna-saffinMore than 2 kilometers below the surface of northern Ontario, suspended in 345,000 liters of ultra-pure water, theres a perfect sphere. Scientists continuously monitor this chamber, looking for a glimmer of light in the darkness. Why? Because that light would indicate the presence of one of the universes greatest mysteries: dark matter. Jenna Saffin describes how this dark matter detector works.Lesson by Jenna Saffin, animation by TED-Ed.Thank you so much to our patrons for your support! Without you this video would not be possible! Jordan Tang, Christopher Jimenez, Juan, Tracey Tobkin, Sid, emily lam, Elliot Poulin, Noel Situ, Oyuntsengel Tseyen-Oidov, Latora Slydell, Sydney Evans, Victor E Karhel, Bernardo Paulo, Eysteinn Gunason, Andrea Feliz, Natalia Rico, Josh Engel, Brbara Nazar, Gustavo Mendoza, Zhexi Shan, Hugo Legorreta, PnDAA, Marcel Trompeter-Petrovic, Sandra Tersluisen, Ellen Spertus, Fabian Amels, Mattia Veltri, Quentin Le Menez, Yuh Saito, Joris Debonnet, Martin Lhmus, Ded Rabit, Heather Slater, Dr Luca Carpinelli, Janie Jackson, Christophe Dessalles, Arturo De Leon, Eduardo Briceo, Bill Feaver, Ricardo Paredes, Jonathan Reshef, David Douglass, Grant Albert, Paul Coupe, Jen, Megan Whiteleather, Adil Abdulla, Steven LaVoy, Ryohky Araya, vivian james, Tan YH, and Brittiny Elman.