The Vatican Observatory Podcast

From Sparkling Water to Dark Matter

August 24, 2022 Vatican Observatory Season 2 Episode 5
From Sparkling Water to Dark Matter
The Vatican Observatory Podcast
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The Vatican Observatory Podcast
From Sparkling Water to Dark Matter
Aug 24, 2022 Season 2 Episode 5
Vatican Observatory

The most famous product of San Pellegrino, Italy, is its sparkling water. But from this same village in the north of Italy has come a PhD scientist working on detecting the most elusive ingredients of the universe… and hoping for a chance to fly, herself, in space. Hear Dr. Maria Elena Monzani’s story...

Guests:
- Dr. Maria Elena Monzani, a Lead Scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and an adjunct scholar for the Vatican Observatory.
- Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ, Director of Vatican Observatory 

Vatican Observatory website: https://www.vaticanobservatory.org/

Show Notes

The most famous product of San Pellegrino, Italy, is its sparkling water. But from this same village in the north of Italy has come a PhD scientist working on detecting the most elusive ingredients of the universe… and hoping for a chance to fly, herself, in space. Hear Dr. Maria Elena Monzani’s story...

Guests:
- Dr. Maria Elena Monzani, a Lead Scientist at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, and an adjunct scholar for the Vatican Observatory.
- Br. Guy Consolmagno SJ, Director of Vatican Observatory 

Vatican Observatory website: https://www.vaticanobservatory.org/