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Science journalism, expertise and common sense

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Op-eds Scicomm Science ad hominem authoritarianism CDDEP cherry-picking common sense complexity coronavirus COVID-19 epistemology expertise knowledge is power novel coronavirus Ramanan Laxminarayan science journalism Times of India

On March 27, the Johns Hopkins University said an article published on the website of the Centre For Disease Dynamics, Economics and Policy (CDDEP), a Washington-based think tank, had used its logo wi…

For space, frugality is a harmful aspiration

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Op-eds Chandrayaan ESA frugal engineering frugal innovation gravity hollywood Indian Space Research Organisation Interstellar ISRO K Sivan labour costs Mars Orbiter Mission Moneycontrol NASA NASA MAVEN public sector undertaking quality control Times of India

Ref: 'ISRO's Chandrayaan-2 mission to cost lesser than Hollywood movie Interstellar - here's how they make it cost-effective', staff, Moneycontrol, February 20, 2018. ∞ 'Chandray…