

Space Policy Edition: JWST and the politics of mega-science (with Robert Smith)
Feb 4, 2022
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
The Super Coliding Super Conductor - The Huble Space Telescope
02:15 • 2min
Planetary Society Virtual Day of Action
04:26 • 2min
The Nassau Budget and the Fiscal Year 20 22 Budget
06:41 • 2min
Robert Smith, Professor of History, Classics and Religion at the University of Alberta
08:15 • 2min
What It Means to Be a Scientist?
09:46 • 2min
I Think It's a Direct Result of the Postwar Assessment of the Role of Public Funding in Scientific Advancement
12:00 • 2min
Collaborating in the Cold War?
13:40 • 2min
The Social Organization Function of the Scientific Community
15:48 • 3min
Big Science or Mega Projects?
19:14 • 3min
The History of Hubble
22:19 • 4min
The Coalition Building of the Hubble
26:02 • 3min
Is There a Sweet Spot for Science Projects?
29:09 • 2min
Do You Have a Coalition to Build the Big Space Telescope?
30:48 • 2min
Hubble - A Brief History of the Hubble Project
33:02 • 3min
Hubble Launches
36:09 • 6min
Is Hubbald a Good Idea?
41:39 • 4min
Having a Space Telescope Science Institute, a Key Factor in Hubble's Success
45:59 • 2min
Is Hubble a Successor to Hubble?
47:45 • 2min
Is the Original Conception, That's Right?
50:07 • 2min
Infrared Detectors
51:56 • 2min
The Science of Astronomy Is Thinking Too Small, Right?
54:22 • 4min
The Hubble Project
58:47 • 3min
What Happened With Hubble Space Telescope?
01:01:24 • 4min
Web Telescope
01:05:46 • 3min
What Is the Value of a Crisis?
01:08:33 • 2min
The Lesson From Hubble?
01:10:17 • 2min
Are We Doing Big Science?
01:12:19 • 2min
The Challenges of Mega Projects
01:14:46 • 3min
Doctor Smith, Welcome to the Space Policy Edition
01:18:02 • 2min