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Are we any closer to detecting dark matter?

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with theoretical astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan of Yale University about a strange blip recorded by a dark matter detector in South Dakota and what the fluke could mean.

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Fio Geiran
Scott Detrow is a host of All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
Christopher Intagliata
Christopher Intagliata is a senior editor at All Things Considered, where he writes news and edits interviews with politicians, musicians, restaurant owners, scientists and many of the other voices heard on the air.
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