What are neutrinos good for? | Even Bananas

Neutrinos are powerful tools for better understanding how the universe works and improving our theories, like the famed Standard Model. But what else are neutrinos good for? Neutrino physicist Kirsty Duffy explains some of the (mostly not-so-practical) ways we might use neutrinos. References/Resources: Neutrino communication: Aiding nuclear non-proliferation/nuclear reactor monitoring: Studying Earth with geoneutrinos: #Sec5 Studying sea creatures: Bioluminescence: Whales:
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