Anooj ArkatkarRooting Science Fiction in Racial RealityScience fiction (SF) brings its audience into a new world that often exists as a variation or continuation of our own. In a broadly…Nov 16, 2020Nov 16, 2020
Anooj ArkatkarWisdom from Science FictionThroughout tradition, stories have offered people two main benefits: entertainment and wisdom. Stories in the world of science fiction…Nov 9, 2020Nov 9, 2020
Anooj ArkatkarIndividualism in ScienceSeldom in nature do isolated agents effect change. At the same time, individual perturbations in nature, through the chaotic twists and…Nov 3, 2020Nov 3, 2020
Anooj ArkatkarEmpathy and the Thirty Meter Telescope in MaunakePerhaps more than any other science, astronomy relies on the wonder of human imagination. For the average individiual, astronomical…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Anooj ArkatkarMid-Semester Essay IdeasDuring my time in LB492, I found the epistemological themes of how we arrive at certain knowledge to be very fascinating for me. As we…Oct 19, 20201Oct 19, 20201
Anooj ArkatkarHidden Figures in COVID Clinical TrialsIn the pursuit of objectivity, many times the subject of a scientific investigation is designed to be interchangeable. If we are running a…Oct 14, 2020Oct 14, 2020
Anooj ArkatkarThe Problem of Scientific HeroismScience prides itself on the virtues of objectivity, attempting to detach scientist from conclusion in the pursuit of “truth.” Juxtaposed…Oct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020
Anooj ArkatkarReflections on ICE Policy for Online International StudentsThe US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) announced on July 6th of this year that nonimmigrant students would not be permitted to…Oct 7, 2020Oct 7, 2020
Anooj ArkatkarA cross-sectional view of post-atomic bomb physics cultureEvery community has a certain “culture” associated with it, a term Traweek formally defines as “a group’s shared set of meanings, its…Oct 5, 20202Oct 5, 20202
Anooj ArkatkarOn the privatization of space explorationHigh impact articles are appearing left and right that share one common goal: Space exploration. Take this article published in the…Sep 30, 2020Sep 30, 2020
