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Biology in Society

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Mon, 08/16/2010 - 7:58pm

Welcome to Biology in Society....

Vaccination and Autism: A Continuing Controversy

Submitted by adowton on Mon, 10/18/2010 - 9:54am

Vaccines are often heralded by medical professionals as one of, if not the most, important inventions in healthcare to date. A vaccine is “a preparation of killed microorganisms, living attenuated organisms, or living fully virulent organisms that is administered to produce or artificially increase immunity to a particular disease” [1].

Disconnect Between the Scientific Community and the Public

Submitted by Crystal Leonard on Sun, 10/17/2010 - 8:24pm

Biology in Society Senior Seminar

Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2010

Session 7

Disconnect Between the Scientific Community and the Public

Use of Human Subjects

Submitted by lbonnell on Sun, 10/03/2010 - 10:20pm

Biology in Society Senior Seminar

Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2010

Session 6

Use of Human Subjects

Mental Illness and Stigmatization

Submitted by mlhodges on Sun, 10/03/2010 - 1:16pm

Biology in Society Senior Seminar

Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2010

Session 6

Mental illness and Stigmatization

Where to obtain medical advice: A Doctor, or the Internet?

Submitted by smaley on Sun, 09/26/2010 - 6:24pm

Biology 398 course

Biology in Society Senior Seminar

Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2010

Session 5A

Where to obtain medical information: A Doctor, or the Internet?

The Science of Science Education

Submitted by dfishervan on Fri, 09/17/2010 - 9:42am

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"She's a woman": "Fact" or ... ?

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Fri, 09/10/2010 - 3:06pm

Biology in Society Senior Seminar

Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2010

Session 3:
"She's a woman": "Fact" or ... ?

Are "woman" and "man" well-defined discrete categories?
Should we try and make them so?
Is biology relevant to such a discussion?
What does biology have to say? How should it contribute?

Some thoughts from last session

Self-introduction and Creation Myths

Submitted by LAJW on Wed, 09/01/2010 - 4:53pm

Hi Everyone,

Science and cultures/values

Submitted by Paul Grobstein on Thu, 08/26/2010 - 11:01am

Biology in Society Senior Seminar

Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2010

Sessions 1,2: Science and Culture/Values

Is biology/science "objective", value-free, culture-independent, universal?
Should it be?
Is there a distinctive biology/science culture? set of values?
Should there be?

BBC News Hour 26 August (1300 GMT) segment on medicine and religion 44:01-49:30)