1409: The Nobel winner searching for deep-space neutrinos in Antarctica

Podcast: Science Friday · Science Friday

Opublikowano: 2026-10-07

It’s Nobel Prize week, and this year's prize in physics went to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.” The IceCube is a massive neutrino detector that covers a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice, and looks for high-energy neutrinos coming from deep space. In 2013, Ira spoke with physicist Francis Halzen about the decision to build the IceCube at the South Pole and the challenges of constructing a map of the cosmos with neutrinos.Guest:Dr. Francis Halzen is a professor of physics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison a...