1.0Observa Science in Societyhttps://www.observa.it/en/ghwi5https://www.observa.it/en/author/ghwi5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="g93cE2ciyd"><a href="https://www.observa.it/en/a-democratic-science/">A democratic science?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.observa.it/en/a-democratic-science/embed/#?secret=g93cE2ciyd" width="600" height="338" title="“A democratic science?” — Observa Science in Society" data-secret="g93cE2ciyd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.observa.it/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> A recent decision (already contested, however) to downgrade Pluto to ‘dwarf planet’ status has once again raised an issue almost as old as the classification system in which the former planet was comprised. The decision was taken by majority vote at the most recent assembly of the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a manner of proceeding…https://www.observa.it/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/plutone1_big.jpg