COMS 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Penley, The Challenger, List Of Female Astronauts
4 Oct 2016
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October 4th lecture popular science and cultural. Video 1: ted talk george dyson project orion . Interesting blend of is this for real and all the trappings of rational science. Seems kind of reckless (attaching nuclear bombs to a space hotel") basically, a dangerous thing. His position seems kind of secretive, militaristic. Before he brought this discussion to life, people were not aware. Secret vs. public, expert vs. public communication. He"s trying to tell you how people once saw and thought about this, and wants the public to know that we have better plans for that now. Video 2: intrepid adventurer" i"m going to the moon, who"s with me? - Competence, endurance, strength, being able to handle great stress in remote locations. The idea is to try to provide some major of physical comfort. Compares the process of exploring caves to preparing for space travel. Private wealth and imagination driving a desire for knowledge in our time.
