Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs — Crisis in Perception Deep Dive
Welcome to Crisis in Perception.In this Deep Dive, we explore Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs by physicist Lisa Randall — a book that reveals how events on Earth may be shaped by forces operating far beyond our planet.Randall examines an unconventional but scientifically grounded hypothesis: that the structure of dark matter in our galaxy could periodically disturb the Oort Cloud, sending comets toward Earth and potentially triggering mass extinction events — including the asteroid impact that ended the age of the dinosaurs.Along the way, the book introduces core ideas from cosmology, planetary…
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