Science & Technology

Friday, 15 May 2020 13:26

Science in a time of pandemic

Written by Helena Sheehan

Helena Sheehan continues the Culture Matters and Morning Star series on the Covid-19 crisis and various cultural activities, by looking at its effect on science. Photo: Dave McNally OF THE many dimensions of the present pandemic, swamping our lives and suspending our normal reality, one of the most central to…

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Monday, 05 August 2019 06:06

What belongs to us all: the moon landings, July 1969

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Chris Guiton discussses the politics of the moon landing in 1969 The first moon landing took place on 20 July 1969. The 50th anniversary of this incredible achievement has rightly been an opportunity to celebrate the skill and heroism of the two astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, who planted…

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Wednesday, 28 March 2018 16:41

The Bleeding Edge

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Richard Clarke reviews The Bleeding Edge, by Bob Hughes, New Internationalist 2016 A discussion paper published by the (left-leaning) Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) at the end of last year argues that automation ‘risks reproducing and amplifying existing inequalities within the economy.’ Some 44% of all jobs, (involving almost…

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K2_PUBLISHED_ON Monday, 27 November 2017 15:42

What can a Marxist approach tell us about science?

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Richard Clarke considers how a dialectical methodology can help scientists ask the right questions. ‘Science’ and ‘scientific’ can mean at least three different things, including: 1) the ‘knowledge content’ of different disciplines (as in physics, chemistry, biology) about the universe; 2) the processes by which this understanding is acquired (the…

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K2_PUBLISHED_ON Friday, 21 April 2017 13:58

Marxism and science

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Written by Helena Sheehan

In a superb foundation essay for our science and technology section, Helena Sheehan traces the historical contribution of marxism to science studies, and argues not only for a positive interpretation of its contribution in the past, but for its explanatory and ethical power in the present and future. The history…

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K2_PUBLISHED_ON Monday, 30 November 2015 16:35

Godless revolutionary: the life and work of Alexander von Humboldt

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Written by John Green

John Green introduces the life of Alexander von Humboldt, the father of ecology who combined scientific investigation with a sense of high moral purpose. It is doubtful that many of the participants at the recent Paris talks on climate change will have heard of Alexander von Humboldt. Yet he is…

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