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Trump, science denial and violence
For a few days last week, before the mail-in votes had been counted in the US, the contest between Joe Biden and Donald Trump seemed set for a nail-biting finish. In this time a lot of people expressed disappointment on … Continue reading
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Tagged anti-masker, anti-vaxxer, Ashis Nandy, Challakere, COVID-19, disease modelling, Donald Trump, history of science, India-based Neutrino Observatory, Joe Biden, Kudankulam nuclear power plant, medical care, medical ethics, political mathematics, public hospitals, reason of state, Science City, science denialism, scientism, social epidemiology, Sterlite, Thoothukudi, US presidential election
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Playing the devil’s advocate on Starlink
After SpaceX began to launch its Starlink satellite constellation to facilitate global internet coverage, astronomers began complaining that the satellites are likely to interfere with stargazing schemes, especially those of large, sensitive telescopes. Spaceflight stakeholders also began to worry, especially … Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds, Science
Tagged Challakere science city, Elon Musk, environmentalism, India-based Neutrino Observatory, ISRO, Kulasekarapattinam, low-cost internet, Mauna Kea, mega-constellation, non-rivalry, Outer Space Treaty, satellite constellation, space-based internet, SpaceX, Starlink, Sterlite, Thirty Meter Telescope, Thoothukudi
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