INTERVIEW WITH VALENTIN D. IVANOV– CRISTIAN TAMAȘ
CRISTIAN TAMAȘ: As someone working at the European Southern Observatory, you operate in one of the most international scientific environments in Europe. Why do you think European science fiction — unlike European science — remains so fragmented along national lines?
Valentin D. Ivanov: A great aspects of working at the large international institution is that one does not feel...
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