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What are the social responsibilities of astronomy?

References/links would be nice.

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  • 8 years ago
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    Do not needlessly cause fear by talking about possible disasters originating from space without clearly stating the approximate probability of the disaster happening during the average length of a human life.

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    8 years ago

    To provide a clear timescale for the actions needed to achieve the repair or replacement of the sun, and a plan for detecting and avoiding impacting celestial objects, such as the the tw o that have hit Russia in the last 100-odd years.

    in exchange for wish one might expect to get paid better than a doctor, taking into account the number of lives at risk.

    (if you dont think this is necessary, think dinosaurs).

    Of course, if past experience is anything to go by, you can instead expect house arrest (think Galileo).

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