The Unique Story of the James Webb Space Telescope — Seeing Time Through Risk
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
This episode explores The Unique Story of the James Webb Space Telescope by William C. Thurmond as a systems-level analysis of technological perception, scientific infrastructure, and institutional risk.
The discussion examines how JWST became more than a powerful observatory. Its design reflects a structural tradeoff: to see older, colder, more distant light, the telescope had to operate beyond the reach of human repair.
The episode traces infrared astronomy, redshift, segmented mirrors, NASA’s long-term funding…
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