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SCI 4300: Science in Society (Fall 2008)

Jonathan B. Snively

The SCI 4300 Blog: Links and brief analyses contributed by students, to be discussed in class.

Final Exam!: Please contact me with any questions, and be sure to read instructions carefully.

Course Files:

• Syllabus (8/22)
• Revised Schedule (11/11)
• Presentation Evaluation Sample (9/15)
• First Letter to Class (8/27)
• Second Letter to Class (9/4)

Class Paper Assignments:

• Short Paper Assignment #1 (8/27)
• Short Paper Assignment #2 (9/15)
• "Dilemmas" Paper Assignment (10/21)
• Short Paper Assignment #3 (11/12)
• Short Paper Assignment #4 (11/24)

Class Presentations:

• Class Lecture Presentation #1 (8/25)
• Class Lecture Presentation #2 (8/27)
• Class Lecture Presentation #3 (9/4)
• Class Lecture Presentation #4 (9/9)
• Class Lecture Presentation #5 (10/18)
• Class Lecture Presentation #6 (9/15)
• Jonathan's Sample Presentation #7 (9/9)
• Class Lecture Presentation #8 (10/18)
• Class Lecture Presentation #9 (10/18)
• Class Lecture Presentation #10 (11/11)
• Class Lecture Presentation #11 (11/11)
• Class Lecture Presentation #12 (11/11)
• Class Lecture Presentation #13 (11/11)
• Class Lecture Presentation #14 (11/11)
• Class Lecture Presentation #15 (11/11)
• Class Lecture Presentation #16 (11/11)
• Class Lecture Presentation #17 (11/11)
• Class Lecture Presentation #18 (11/22)
• Class Lecture Presentation #19 (11/22)
• Class Lecture Presentation #20 (11/22)
• Class Lecture Presentation #21 (11/22)
• Class Lecture Presentation #22 (11/22)
• Class Lecture Presentation #23 (12/5)

Interesting Science News:

• Comcast and Net Neutrality
• Large Hadron Collider: Guide Introduction
• Large Hadron Collider as a Symptom of US Science Decline?
• Cattle, Deer Graze Along Earth's Magnetic Field
• A Teacher on the Front Line as Faith and Science Clash
• At Conference on the Risks to Earth, Few Are Optimistic
• Polygamy is the key to a long life

Relevant Publications and Primary Sources:

• Congress, constituency, and jobs: the Superconducting Super Collider, the Space Station, and National Science Policy (Re: Lecture 4)
• Union of Concerned Scientists
(Re: Lecture 4)
• A League Table of Teenage Births in Rich Nations (Re: Lecture 4)
• The Leaked Email from NASA Chief Re: Space Station (Re: Lecture 4)
• IPCC Assessment Reports: Climate Change 2007 (Generally Fascinating)

Online Science Resources, for News and Findings:

• American Scientist
• Discover Magazine
• Issues in Science and Technology
• Google News Science Section
• National Geographic News
• Nature Publishing Group
(Peer-reviewed Journal)
• New Scientist Online
• New York Times Science Pages
• Physics Today
• Science Magazine
(Peer-reviewed Journal)
• Science, Technology, and Society Online Journal
(Peer-reviewed Journal)
• Science of the Total Environment
(Peer-reviewed Journal)
• Slashdot News for Nerds
• World Watch

Last Updated: 11/12/2008,