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4gravitons.com
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| | | | | Last Wednesday, Katherine Freese gave a Public Lecture at Perimeter on the topic of Dark Matter and Dark Energy. The talk should be on Perimeter's YouTube page by the time this post is up. Answering twitter questions during the talk made me realize that there's a lot the average person finds confusing about Dark Matter... | |
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webb.nasa.gov
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| | | | | James Webb Space Telescope | |
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asd.gsfc.nasa.gov
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| | | | | I get a lot of questions asking why the James Webb Space Telescope is infrared, and how its images can hope to compare to the (primarily) optical Hubble Space Telescope. Why would NASA build something that isn't going to capture beautiful images exactly like Hubble does? The short answer to this is that JWST will absolutely capture beautiful images of the universe, even if it won't see exactly what Hubble does. (Spoiler: it will see a lot of things even better.) There are legit scientific reasons for JWS... | |
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mathscholar.org
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| | | [AI summary] The article discusses the intersection of science and philosophy, highlighting the importance of empirical evidence and the scientific method in advancing knowledge. It critiques postmodern science studies for lacking scientific rigor and credibility, referencing the Sokal hoax as a key example. The piece also touches on the contributions of non-Western societies to science and the need for diversity in the scientific community. Ultimately, it concludes that while philosophical reflection has value, it should not replace the empirical foundation of scientific research. | ||
