In a world where the interest of politics and commerce drive science, there is little place for the darker, exploratory edges of physics. With no official support or funding, and with negligible chances of success, a handful of enthusiasts continue the hunt for the Dark Matter that makes up 83% of matter in the universe. In basements and garages around the world, using equipment and knowledge from the now-dead fields of theoretical physics, these explorers continue our spiritual quest for knowledge, and our place in the universe.

Democratic governments dread election time, they need sciences that can produce presentable, obviously beneficial results before their term is up. The rising industrial and technological powers such as China and India are interested in sciences of direct benefit to their economies and the fulfilment of their industrial demands.

Dark matter is a substance of unknowns. But it is known that it has no palpable use for humanity. It represents a metaphor for our desire to learn and explore and grow as human beings. We study it not for financial gain or resources but because the desire to understand an unknown quantity that outnumbers everything we know about existence by 5 to 1 is too great.
Last updated: 05.2020