The rise of the Taliban will lead to the rise of the Covid

New waves of refugees will face many difficulties. The lack of vaccines in the camps is one of the deadliest.…

Fight against science journalism and information in Iran

“I spent an hour and a half in one of the vaccination centers and talked with doctors and health care workers. When I was leaving the center, the security asked me to give them my cell phone and delete all my interviews. I did not care. They pushed…

Another empty promise

Hassan Rouhani, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, announced that his government is optimistic that it can vaccinate all the Iranian people in Phase one, phase two and part of Phase three in the next two months.This is encouraging, but it needs a massive undertaking by the…

 What do the death statistics of the winter of 2019 say about Covid-19? And was Corona the cause of death of Iranians in the winter of 2014?

A review of exceeding death by COVID-19 in Iran in 2019Originally published on May 10, 2020 Few expected it. We knew it would happen again, but perhaps we hoped, optimistically, that we would not be victims of its reappearance. Viral epidemics are our historical companions. Viruses, these fantastic…

Injured shoulder of the hunter

Betelgeuse, formally known as the brightest star of the constellation Orion, acting weirdly lately. Some consider this behavior as an indicator for imminent, chaotic and magnificent death of Betelgeuse. But astronomers are not sure about it.…

An Exoplanet with Water

Did we really find a habitable planet? Not by a long shot.…

What can we learn from Mauna Kea resistance?

Before you call it the battle between science and ignorance, Think again. In the last few weeks, ‘kia’i mauna’ have been protesting the development of infrastructure of TMT (Thirty Meter Telescope). This Telescope is going to be built on one of the most sacred summits of Hawaii.…

Sexism is harmful even if you are ‘Startalk’

On Monday, March 18th the official account of Startalk Radio republished a meme which many find it offensive.…

‘Artemis’: A Book Review

Andy Weir’s Artemis is an adventure story that happens on the moon. While the science foundation and accuracy of this book are as strong as his last blockbuster novel, The Martian, the characters are suffering from lack of developments and they fall into the trap of known clichés.…

The Far Side of the Moon

For people who are interested in space exploration, 2019 is already becoming a historic year. Just a few hours after the new year, the New Horizons probe did a fly by near a far far object named, Ultima Thule. A small and peanut-shaped object inside the Kuiper belt.…