Rashied Amini is a graduate student in physics at Washington University in St. Louis.
The rest of the semester, though emotionally extremely trying at every step, ended successfully. However, the long and hard path I planned for my summer made the incessant grind of my final semester at Washington University look small.
Rashied Amini argues that, while the public's knowledge of science is woefully inadequate, scientists must learn to bridge divides of religion and a media world prone to sensationalism if the situation is to improve.
Is the story of the discovery of the neutrino a case study for finding dark matter? Yes and no. Sometimes the scientific method is predictable, as was demonstrated by neutrinos. Other times, unexpected results pop up.
"Dark matter” has been identified in its interactions with other matter, but not identified as to its true nature. Rashied Amini explores promising candidates and theories for dark matter.
Though poor reporting may be almost expected for political events, it is now commonplace to science reporting, and with new media the task of a scientist to break through the wall of misinformation is harder.