Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs: The Astounding Interconnectedness of the Universe

by Lisa Randall

except perhaps in the playground, a fantasy gaming club, or some not-yet-released Spielberg movie. Dark matter is the elusive stuff in the Universe that interacts through gravity like ordinary matter, but that doesn’t emit or absorb light. Astronomers detect its gravitational influence, but they literally don’t see it. Dinosaurs, on the other hand . . . I doubt I need to explain