September 28, 2011 – Segment 1

Researchers at the European Center for Nuclear Research have discovered puzzling new data, that suggests that neutrino particles in their particle accelerator travelled faster than the speed of light.  Why would that matter?  Our guests join us today to explain how, if proven true, these findings could mean the end of Einstein’s Theory of Relativity, the existence of extra dimensions, and even time travel.

Dr. Keith Jackson is Professor and Chair of the Morgan State University Department of Physics

Dr. Mario Livio is a senior astrophysicist at the Hubble Space Telescope Science Institute