Winter Quarter Seminar Schedule
Ethics in Science
All presentation will be in Lab 1, Room 3033
Please present your topic to the class as a group and be ready to lead a discussion on it.
It will be useful to come with some discussion questions prepared and to provide the rest of the class with a short reading to focus the discussion.
Week |
Date |
Topic |
Facilitators |
1 |
January 8th |
Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut |
John and David |
2 |
January 15th |
No Seminar -- Martin Luther King Day |
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3 |
January 22nd |
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi |
John and David |
4 |
January 29th |
The Periodic Table by Primo Levi |
John and David |
5 |
February 5th |
Use of Nazi Data |
Jessica and Melissa |
Eugenics |
Noah and Jim |
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Pharmaceutical Research |
Cori, Stefani and Sarah |
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6 |
February 12th |
Genetically Modified Foods |
Anna and Magda |
Nanotechnology |
Sam and Justin |
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7 |
February 19th |
No Seminar -- President's Day |
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8 |
February 26th |
Fusion Power |
Zac and Jester |
Eugenics |
Drea and Paul |
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Fluoridation of Water |
Matt and Mandy |
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9 |
March 5th |
Nuclear/Chemical and Biological Warfare |
David and Tyler |
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Richard and John |
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10 |
March 12th |
Fermat's Last Theorem -- BBC Video |