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Ms. Marvel, Mr. Universe and the murder of scientists

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Ms. Marvel, Mr. Universe and the murder of scientists

Hampshire College astronomer, Dr. Salman Hameed, on his take on the new Marvel show Ms. Marvel and how maybe shows like that could lead to greater empathy when our country tacitly supports the assassination of Iranian scientists. Hear their chat. And read more about these stories in the links below.

https://soundcloud.com/939theriver-1/ms-marvel-mr-universe-and-the-terrorization-and-murder-of-scientists?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/world/middleeast/israel-poison-iranian-scientists.

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/03/iran-accuses-lindsey-graham-calling-assassination-iranian-scientists

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-fakhrizadeh-assassination-israel.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Iranian_nuclear_scientists

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