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Trump, science denial and violence

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Science 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

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 expresse…

Playing the devil's advocate on Starlink

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Op-eds Science 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

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 sche…