This interview originally aired on "In the Moment" on SDPB Radio.
The LUX-ZEPLIN experiment at the Sanford Underground Research Facility seeks to directly detect dark matter.
Researchers Linda Di Felice and Ellie Bishop discuss the science of the experiment and why detecting dark matter would have huge ramifications for physics.
Di Felice and Bishop will present Dark Matter 101: The LUX-ZEPLIN crash course at the Homestake Opera House on Neutrino Day.