Monthly Archives: December 2021
The omicron variant and scicomm
Somewhere between the middle of India’s second major COVID-19 outbreak in March-May this year and today, a lot of us appear to have lost sight of a fact that was central to our understanding of COVID-19 outbreaks in 2020: that … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm, Science
Tagged Anthony Fauci, COVID-19 pandemic, delta variant, omicron variant, science communication, scientism
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The vaccine that was built from scratch
I have no plans to read ICMR chief Balram Bhargava’s new book, Going Viral, about the “inside story” of Covaxin’s making, and am grateful for that reason for Dr Jammi Nagaraj Rao’s quick but seemingly thorough review in The Wire … Continue reading
Posted in Analysis, Science
Tagged Balram Bhargava, Covaxin, Going Viral, Indian Council of Medical Research
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Specific impulse, etc.
One of the best rocket propellants there is is hydrolox – a combination of liquid hydrogen, the fuel, and liquid oxygen, the oxidiser. This might seem a bit unexpected because most (if not all) other fuels performing the same function … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm
Tagged CE20 engine, CE7.5 engine, cryogenic engine, hydrogen, hydrolox, reaction mass, RS-25 engine, specific impulse
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