Peter Howson

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The environmental cost of putting data centers in space f-st.co/Ad5pkPG

Access the full Energy Research and Social Science article here. All free today 👇 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Awesome take from @adele_peters on the social & environmental impacts of Orbital Data Centres proposed by @SpaceX , @Starcloud_ & others, for @FastCompany, with thoughts from me. fastcompany.com/91540754/the-e…

Data centres in space will ruin everything! Smashing article here says so 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

Vessels fired at in Strait of Hormuz after crews fall victim to Bitcoin phishing scam. Welcome to Cryptoland!

"Crypto is a symptom of desperation, not innovation". Thoughts from me on #Iran's #Bitcoin toll-booth in Strait of #Hormuz for @ConversationUK @NorthumbriaUni @NUGlobalDev theconversation.com/crypto-tolls-i…

📢I am glad to see this piece out now in New Political Economy! This article explains the remarkable success of the #crypto ecosystem in #Argentina 🇦🇷, paying close attention to its intertwining with crisis and through the lens of the #polycrisis. 🧵 #abstract" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

I am happy to share a recent piece published in @CurrentHistory1 on the New Era of Crypto Authoritarianism, with reflections from the United States, El Salvador, Argentina Russia and Venezuela. online.ucpress.edu/currenthistory… 🧵

Just found kids putting price stickers on every single toy in their bedroom! They were planning on selling them outside the house to raise money to keep their schools open. 😔 It rained, so sale cancelled #SaveOurSchool @alancampbellmp @GreenPartyNT tinyurl.com/bp5xz4sr

Doubt anyone's still here, but if you fancy a meet-up in Barcelona this summer to chat about #NewSpace #SpaceX #PoliticalEcology, sign up below! 🚀🛰️👩‍🚀 tinyurl.com/mxhef7j

More award winning🏆 scholarship👇all free! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/19…

For the poor in Venezuela, crypto is a makeshift opportunity for survival. For the rich, it's a tool for making quick profits and side-stepping sanctions. Thoughts from @RosalesAntulio & myself for @The_Dialogue 🇻🇪 drive.google.com/file/d/1LmQ367…

Because of ESAs 'geographical return principle', every £1 sent by UK Gov to ESA results in £1 back to UK companies. Scrapping UKSA could increase UK spending on space.

Describing UKSA as 'independent' was a stretch. Nearly all UKSA budget went straight to Euro Space Agency... bbc.com/news/articles/…

For context, childminder Lucy Connolly tweeted "Set fire to all the f***ing hotels full of the [refugee] b*stards." While Vylan said, "Free Palestine". @stephenpollard

Bolivians conned into crypto. With thoughts from me. reuters.com/world/americas…

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Latest from me looking at #SpaceX, #STEMwashing and the #NewSpace industry's jazz hands 'immersion' tactics used to pinch stuff from poor people. All free today! authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S02…

#Bitcoin's still a thing somewhere, says @Telegraph, with thoughts from me! telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/0…