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Nov 15, 2020

Afrofuturism

This week we are focusing on Afrofuturism, the term “Afrofuturism” was coined by Mark Dery; when Mark used this term, he was pointing out the fact that there was a lack of black writers and black science fiction within the pages of The Wire (Bould, 2020). …

Lb 492

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Afrofuturism
Afrofuturism

Nov 9, 2020

Science Fictions Influence on Science

The readings this week were highly focused on science fiction and the role that it plays in science and how science fiction can act as a way to express possible future concerns that humanity might have to face. I feel that a majority of the readings were fairly easy to…

Lb 492

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Nov 8, 2020

Mid-semester essay

With graduate school application deadlines approaching, I have been considering what the next step for me will be after graduate school. Will I become a principal investigator (PI)? Will I become a laboratory manager? I’ve worked as a research assistant for a little over a year now and I’ve realized…

Lb 492

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Nov 1, 2020

Is it worth knowing?

Discovering black holes and other galaxies in the universe seems like such an amazing and harmless thing to want to do; however, if you’re trying to build a giant 30 meter large telescope (Thirty Meter Telescope, a.k.a. TMT) on sacred Native Hawaiians lands, it feels less amazing. This is a…

Lb 492

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Oct 26, 2020

Emotions in Science

Wonder is an important part the Cosmos series. She has said that the importance of “wonder” is not meant to conjure a religious sense of wonder, she expound on this sentiment that “religiously based sense of wonder is holding society back”(Kirby, 2015). “The series, in fact, frequently utilized religious metaphors…

Lb 492

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Oct 18, 2020

Mid-Semester Essay Topics

As we have approached the halfway point in this semester, it’s a good time to reflect on what we have worked on so far and what some good topics would be for my mid-semester essay. …

Lb 492 Week 8

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Oct 14, 2020

The Hidden Figures of Science

Getting a person on the moon was a HUGE scientific endeavor; the United States was determined to be the first people to get to the moon. But at what cost; Neil Armstrong got to be the first “man” on the moon, while there are people in the United States STARVING…

Lb 492

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Oct 11, 2020

Women the invisible heros

Heroism and by objectivity describes how women can be heroic and still show objectivity while still being “more attached” than men. Orekes touches on the fact that women are viewed as more attached and less objective because of that; “some recent commentators have gone to considerable lengths to try to…

Lb 492

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Oct 7, 2020

Politics over Science?

Keeping foreign scientists out because they are a “risk” to the Labor Market in America. — President Donald Trump signed a proclamation in June of 2020 that restricts those who are not American citizens from being able to work in the United states. In his proclamation he states: I determined that, without intervention, the United States faces a potentially protracted economic recovery with persistently high unemployment…

Lb 492

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Oct 4, 2020

White Supremacy in Physics

How are the ideas from Okun’s writing on white supremacy culture manifest in the culture and work of physicists? Okun’s writing on white supremacy focused on the perfectionist culture that has been put on people in the workplace and in general life. The ideas that engulf us and say we…

Lb 492

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