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Curious Bends – Mars Orbiter, friendly elephants, waterless urinals and more
Special look: India’s Mars Orbiter Mission 1. One small step for India may become a big step for humanity “Martin Rees, the British Astronomer Royal, expects that humans will have settlements on Mars within two centuries. But he is not … Continue reading
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Tagged Darwinism, fertilizers, Food and Agriculture Organization, Mars Orbiter, Millennium Development Goals, Monsanto
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The dignity of human labor
My Twitter friend and compatriot @zeusisdead made a good, bristling case for why we shouldn’t celebrate India’s Mars Orbiter mission’s frugality. Here’s a telling excerpt from his piece as it appeared in Times of India: ISRO [India’s space agency] did not … Continue reading
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Tagged dignity of human labor, ISRO, labor costs, manhours, Mars Orbiter, Narendra Modi, sociology
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