Dan Hooper discusses his book At The Edge of Time (#028)

At The Edge of Time Dan Hooper is a senior scientist and the head
of the Theoretical Astrophysics Group at the Fermi National
Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab). He is also Associate Professor
of Astronomy and Astrophysics at the University of Chicago. Dr.
Hooper received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of
Wisconsin–Madison. He was later a postdoctoral researcher at the
University of Oxford and the David Schramm Fellow at Fermilab. Dr.
Hooper’s research focuses on the interface between particle physics
and cosmology, covering topics such as dark matter, dark energy,
supersymmetry, neutrinos, extra dimensions, and ultra-high-energy
cosmic rays. He has authored more than 200 articles in
peer-reviewed scientific journals, and he has given an even larger
number of technical talks at scientific conferences and university
seminars and colloquia. Dr. Hooper is the author of three books
written for nonscientists: Dark Cosmos: In Search of Our Universe’s
Missing Mass and Energy, Nature’s Blueprint: Supersymmetry and the
Search for a Unified Theory of Matter and Force, and At the Edge of
Time: Exploring the Mysteries of Our Universe’s First Seconds. He
has also written for popular magazines such as Astronomy, Sky &
Telescope, and New Scientist. He gives many public lectures and is
frequently called on by the media to comment on science news. Dr.
Hooper’s television appearances include Through the Wormhole with
Morgan Freeman and Space’s Deepest Secrets, and he has been
interviewed on NPR’s Science Friday. Professor Hooper also teaches
through The Great Courses As the new field of astro-particle
physics rapidly develops, we are witnessing an exciting time in the
history of science. In addition to the progress being made in the
traditional areas of experimental particle physics (accelerator
experiments), exciting developments are also taking place in the
use of astrophysical experiments to study elementary particles. The
most striking example of this success is the measurement of the
neutrino masses and mixing angles that have been made over the last
decade. Many of the questions asked by particle physicists are
difficult to address with collider experiments and are being
explored ever increasingly by astrophysicists. These efforts
include the development of particle dark matter searches,
ultra-high energy cosmic rays detectors, gamma-ray telescopes and
high-energy neutrino telescopes. Professor Hooper’s research is
focused primarily, although not entirely, on studying and exploring
particle physics beyond the Standard Model using astrophysics.
Other books mentioned in this program: Losing The Nobel Prize by
Brian Keating Something Deeply Hidden by Sean Carol Black Hole
Blues by Janna Levin The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg
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