Schneider, Mike D. and De Baerdemaeker, Siska (2023) Cosmology and Empire. [Preprint]

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Abstract

What is the link between the discovery of the relativistic expanding universe and British imperialism? A public panel debate in the early days of relativistic cosmology shows how fundamental scientific research, whether there are obvious political stakeholders (like biosecurity and climate) or not, runs real- time risks of being repurposed for political ends.

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Item Type:	Preprint
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID Schneider, Mike D. schneidermd@missouri.edu 0000-0002-3303-3664 De Baerdemaeker, Siska siska.debaerdemaeker@philosophy.su.se
Additional Information:	Accepted Manuscript version of a Comment published in Nature Astronomy last year (April 2023), now well past the embargo period. Final version of the Comment available behind paywall here: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41550-023-01940-y
Keywords:	history of cosmology, science and society, British Association for the Advancement of Science
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Science and Society
Depositing User:	Mike D. Schneider
Date Deposited:	02 Oct 2024 11:55
Last Modified:	02 Oct 2024 11:55
Item ID:	23989
Official URL:	https://www.nature.com/articles/s41550-023-01940-y
DOI or Unique Handle:	10.1038/s41550-023-01940-y
Subjects:	Specific Sciences > Physics > Cosmology General Issues > History of Philosophy of Science General Issues > Science and Society
Date:	April 2023
URI:	https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23989

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