Professors Mavalvala and Vitale discuss the science behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) on GBH’s Curiosity Desk

Prof. Nergis Mavalvala, dean of the MIT School of Science, and Prof. Salvatore Vitale join Edgar B. Herwick III of GBH’s Curiosity Desk to discuss the science behind the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) and how close we are to unraveling the secrets of the early universe. LIGO has provided the ability to “observe the universe in ways that have never been done before,” says Mavalvala. 

Note: Video clip below starts at 2:20:48.