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Astrotopia : the dangerous religion of the corporate space race

Mary-Jane Rubenstein, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | 2022

"We are in the midst of a new space race that pairs billionaire space barons with governments in an effort to exploit the cosmos for human gain. While Elon Musk and SpaceX work to establish a human presence on Mars, Jeff Bezos and Blue Origin wo[...]

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Where research begins : choosing a research project that matters to you (and the world) /

Thomas S. Mullaney, Author ; Christopher G. Rea, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | 2022

This book helps you figure out WHAT to research in the first place, and why it matters. The hardest part of research isn't answering a question. It's knowing what to do before you know what your question is. Where Research Begins tackles the two[...]

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Shaping science : organizations, decisions, and culture on NASA's teams /

Janet Vertesi, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | Chicago scholarship online | 2021

"Shaping Science draws on a decade of immersive ethnography with NASA's robotic spacecraft teams to create a comparative account of two great space missions of the early 2000s. Although these missions appear to involve robotic explorers gatherin[...]

Constellations of inequality : space, race, and utopia in Brazil

Sean Mitchell, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | 2017

In 1982, the Brazilian Air Force arrived on the Alcântara peninsula to build a state-of-the-art satellite launch facility. They displaced some 1,500 Afro-Brazilians from coastal land to inadequate inland villages, leaving many more threatened wi[...]

Houston, we have a narrative : why science needs story /

Randy Olson, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | 2015

Ask a scientist about Hollywood, and you'll probably get eye rolls. But ask someone in Hollywood about science, and they'll see dollar signs: moviemakers know that science can be the source of great stories, with all the drama and action that bl[...]

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Seeing like a Rover : how robots, teams, and images craft knowledge of Mars /

Janet Vertesi, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | 2015

With Seeing Like a Rover, Janet Vertesi takes us behind the scenes to reveal the work that goes into creating our knowledge of Mars. Every photograph that the Rovers take, she shows, must be processed, manipulated, and interpreted--and all that[...]

SuperVision : an introduction to the surveillance society /

John Gilliom, Author ; Torin Monahan, Author | Chicago : The University of Chicago Press | 2013