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…3 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Nov 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…5 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Nov 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…3 min read·Oct 19, 2020--1--1
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…1 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Oct 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…1 min read·Oct 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…3 min read·Oct 5, 2020--2--2
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…2 min read·Sep 30, 2020----