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Salman Hameed is an astronomer and Assistant Professor of Integrated Science & Humanities at Hampshire College, Amherst-Massachusetts.
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Nature and Natural Disasters
Salman Hameed Oct 2, 2006 interacts: 11 Views: 2486Today, astronomers can predict eclipses with high precision for thousands of years. One day we will be able to do the same for earthquakes. Such an understanding will only come when we stop seeking supernatural explanations for natural phenomenon.
Listening to the Cries of Baby Stars
Salman Hameed Apr 16, 2006 interacts: 63 Views: 4273The snapshot of baby stars can reveal past secrets as well as predict the future course of a galaxy. By studying the cycle of birth and death in other galaxies, we are trying to understand our own home, the Milky Way
The Travelogue of an Astronomer
Salman Hameed May 12, 2004 interacts: 4 Views: 2238An astronomer’s journey to the volcanic island of La Palma, located off the coast of Morocco.
Searching for Identity in Our Little Corner
Salman Hameed Aug 12, 2003 interacts: 19 Views: 3665Where is our Solar system located? What is our identity, no matter how inconsequential, with respect to the vast cosmic ocean?
Looking For Life on Other Worlds
Salman Hameed Oct 10, 2002 interacts: 98 Views: 8493Are ingredients that make up life on Earth common in the universe?
Life on Earth: Chance or Deliberate. A Reply
Salman Hameed May 20, 2000 interacts: 27 Views: 4435The fact that we have survived in our universe does not mean that we are the sole purpose of the universe.
Salman Hameed
- Articles on Chowk: 6
- First article: May 20, 2000
- Latest article: Oct 2, 2006
- Times read on Chowk: 25590
