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sad but trueueh, yeahh

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Submitted ⁨⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨fossilesque@mander.xyz⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

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  • frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Astronomy still has imperialism problems. Best places for telescopes (radio or optical) aren’t around white people. Sometimes they’re more agreeable to the local population than others.

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    • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      pouring one out for arecibo

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    • AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      People who like long video essays may appreciate this awesome video by Dr Fatima (2h51m long). It’s long, but it’s excellent

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  • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Was it inherently imperialist, or merely drive by imperialism?

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    • _stranger_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I would go so far as to say the science happened in the wake of imperialism.

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  • deacon@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    “I thought you said your dog does not bite!”

    “That is not my dog”

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    • CuriousRefugee@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      My dad and I quote this all the time, and no one ever knows what we’re talking about! Peter Sellers is phenomenal!

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    • Akasazh@feddit.nl ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Just quoted that yesterday!

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  • HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    botany had a golden age?

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  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Why would this bother me lol

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  • io@piefed.blahaj.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    almost all science of that period was, also colonialist

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