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Nov 16, 2020

Afrofuturism

In Mark Bould’s article, The Ships Landed Long Ago: Afrofuturism and Black SF, he talks about the lack of representation and inclusion of black people in mainstream science fiction films and how blac people responded to this realization. Afrofuturism was first coined by Mark Dery who pointed out the lack…

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Nov 9, 2020

Week 11 Blog

In Haraway’s acceptance speech she uses this quote and it was later used famously in the science fiction world. This quote, to me, shows the importance of the representation of science, especially through science fiction. This representation provides foundation to science and leads to future research and experiments. A very…

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Nov 3, 2020

Mid Semester Essay — Racial and Gender Inequalities in Science

Racial and gender inequality is prevalent in every sense around us. These inequalities play a significant role in representation and work environments in the scientific world. It’s not a secret that the field of science is white male dominated field but it doesn’t necessarily have to be. …

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Nov 2, 2020

Week 10 — Thirty Meter Telescope Yay or Nay?

In the Thirty Meter Telescope article, we balance the arguments of the Native Hawaiians and the astronomers who are part of the TMT project. The TMT project involves the construction and building of the huge telescope on the Hawaiian mountain, Maunakea’s, peak. The land, Maunakea, is ancestral land and has…

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Oct 26, 2020

Week 9- Emotion in Science Communication

Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein’s powerful emotions about space came from where she grew up and that impacted her professional life. She grew up in East Los Angeles, California where most of the kids her age didn’t go off to college but became a part of gangs. Chanda worked so hard to…

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Oct 14, 2020

MCC and POCC — Hidden Heroes

The people who don’t get much credit is the Mission Control Center and and the people behind the astronauts. They are responsible for keeping contact with the astronauts, they help prepare them for any situation that may arise on their trip, etc. But surprising enough, the Mission Control Center is…

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Oct 11, 2020

Week 7 — Objectivity and Heroism

In the article Objectivity or Heroism? On the Invisibility of Women in Science, Naomi Oreskes talks about the two ideas of objectivity and heroism to describe science which is a well male dominated field. I think Oreskes’ definition of objectivity is related to the individuals’ to be waved towards one…

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Oct 7, 2020

ICE’s proposal for online classes only

I personally did not agree with the SEVP decision to not grant non-immigrant students studying in the US their student visas if their schedule consisted of completely online. I felt they should’ve at least extended the previous visas or give the students a choice. I believe being a college student…

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Oct 4, 2020

White Supremacy Culture

White supremacy culture is still prevalent in many corporations and is unconsciously or consciously the normal for a lot of people. …

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Sep 30, 2020

ADD/ADHD diagnosis and treatment (public education)

Children with ADD/ ADHD have an attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder which causes them to have symptoms such as the inability to pay attention, difficulty sitting still and difficulty controlling impulse which can all make it difficult for these children to get proper education if not placed in private schools. Many students with…

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