Snake oil, the Piltdown man and other scientific cons (spring term) (SCE 20)

  • Day and time: Thursday 13:20 - 14:20
    Weekly
  • Length of course: 1 term. Spring (6 Weeks)
  • Number of places: 40
  • Start date: 12 January 2017
  • Description:

    Science has been utilised as a tremendous tool for good. But in the name of “science” unscrupulous people have perpetrated some terrible acts or taken humanity for a ride. This is a part serious and part light hearted look at the uses, misuses and abuses of science. Cold Fusion, Erich Von Daniken, the Stanford Prison experiment, the damage done to so many children in the MMR scandal and selling land on the Moon and Mars are all examples covered by this 6 week course.

  • Format: Lecture


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