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Dark matter, which carries five times the energy of ordinary matter, drives galaxy formation and extinction events.
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has not found dark matter, challenging assumptions about WIMPs and supersymmetry.
Randall suggests current species loss might indicate an ongoing extinction event, exacerbated by human activity.
The standard model of particle physics does not account for dark matter, highlighting gaps in our understanding.
Combining top-down and bottom-up approaches in theoretical physics can lead to breakthroughs.
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