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LailaR
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I'm writing a thesis for my high school research paper on dark matter. It's difficult to come up with a claim that is argumentative, engaging, and related to the research I've done on the scientific process in relation to theories about dark matter.
Do you think I could reasonably argue that efforts to explain dark matter should shift from particle searches to other explanations?
WIMP detectors have yet to find convincing evidence of particles that could make up dark matter. This could be because there aren't such particles or because the detectors aren't sensitive enough. Is it worthwhile to keep designing and building increasingly sensitive detectors to search for something that doesn't necessarily exist? Other explanations haven't been ruled out yet.
Do you think I could reasonably argue that efforts to explain dark matter should shift from particle searches to other explanations?
WIMP detectors have yet to find convincing evidence of particles that could make up dark matter. This could be because there aren't such particles or because the detectors aren't sensitive enough. Is it worthwhile to keep designing and building increasingly sensitive detectors to search for something that doesn't necessarily exist? Other explanations haven't been ruled out yet.