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Michael D. Gordin

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Anti-Anti-Anti-Science

A new book tackles the deep and persistent American intellectual tradition we might call Science-hesitant.

by Michael D. Gordin via Los Angeles Review of Books on April 20, 2021
Is Science Political?

Many take the separation between science and politics for granted, but this view of science has its own political origins.

by Michael D. Gordin via Boston Review on August 20, 2019

Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War

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The nuclear bombing of Nagasaki, Japan, August 9, 1945.

The Atomic Bombings of Japan Were Based on Lies

On the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Japan, we should remember that deploying the bomb wasn’t necessary to win the war.

by Taylor C. Noakes via Jacobin on August 9, 2023

Two people speaking together across a border.

The Competing Visions of English and Esperanto

How English and Esperanto offer competing visions of a universal language.

by Stephanie Tam via The Believer on April 1, 2021

Why Nagasaki?

Why was a second bomb used against Japan, so soon after Hiroshima? A review of several theories.

by Alex Wellerstein via Restricted Data: The Nuclear Secrecy Blog on August 9, 2013

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