Perpetuating Scientific Fraud Through Storytelling | NASA's Latest Collaboration
Perpetuating Scientific Fraud Through Storytelling | NASA's Latest Collaboration
Graphic design is neat, but it's not space science.
This past weekend, an immersive art experience called Beyond the Light opened at a venue called ARTECHOUSE (Art + Tech + House) in NYC. The blurb on the venue’s website states:
ARTECHOUSE worked in collaboration with NASA scientists to interpret the frontier-pushing data NASA collects about our universe, then brought it to life in highest resolution possible utilizing today’s latest creative technologies and experiential storytelling. The exhibition submerges you into the timeless story of light and aims to inspire your curiosity for what else is possible.
After experiencing it firsthand, I have to say there isn’t much space science involved and even that little bit I question. There is, however, a lot of dazzling, sweeping imagery that certainly gives the audience intergalactic vibes, but what is it that NASA is trying to say? Click the image below to watch a livestream of Beyond the Light. The “main room” starts at 9:25.
To me, the takeaway is that space is vast and complex; space exploration is exciting and mysterious; and the tools used are just too sophisticated for anyone who isn’t…well…NASA.
How true is that?
For years, people have claimed that the media NASA produces is fraudulent. The following music video is a must-watch, because it is equally as entertaining as it is eye-opening for those not familiar with the controversy.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Or asteroid I suppose. With a budget nearing $25 billion annually, they have a lot of cash to make movie magic. But they’re not the only ones these days!
Remember when SpaceX got in on the gag by pretending to launch a $250,000 Tesla Roadster into space?
Sorry Elon, those tires would have popped in a vacuum. Womp womp.
So, why doesn’t someone do something about all of this blatant, expensive deception? Well, it seems as though someone is attempting to do just that. Two months ago, a man named Justin Harvey addressed the topic at a Brevard County Commission meeting in central Florida.
Boom. Mic drop. *Mic floats away in fake space*
We’ll see if anything comes from this. I’m thinking not.
One last thing about Beyond the Light. At the end of that earlier video, there is a tiny room under the stairwell that lets you look at technologies developed by NASA that have had been used for medical purposes. At the 41:20 mark, we see a picture of a ventilator with the following description:
During the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, engineers of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory designed a ventilator that could be produced quickly and cheaply. This design has since been licensed by several firms around the world and used to provide aid in countries with inconsistent medical infrastructure.
Note that the vast majority of COVID patients that were put on (highly invasive) ventilators died. It’s also interesting to note that a group of NASA’s JPL employees protested the injection mandates.
The truth is out there, but it’s not what the average person thinks.