Biology 398 course

More thoughts on Whaling and the IWC

Submitted by hope on Mon, 11/15/2010 - 9:57am

Biology 398 course

History of the IWC

The Relationship Between Scientists and the Media

Submitted by Crystal Leonard on Sun, 11/14/2010 - 12:30am

The Relationship Between Scientists and the Media

"We have arranged a global civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces" Carl Sagan, A Demon Haunted World, 1996

Autism and Vaccine cont...

Submitted by adowton on Sun, 10/31/2010 - 7:00pm

Biology 398 course

Andrew Wakefield and his article in the Lancet
Response to his article
Thoughts from last discussion...scientific communication. Do we have any suggestions for improvement

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From The Times

Vehicle Exhaust

Submitted by knorrell on Sun, 10/31/2010 - 2:09pm

“During the first decade of the twentieth century, a number of experts warned of the environmental consequences of [internal combustion engine]-powered vehicles, including the issues of oil depletion and toxic exhaust,” (Heitmann, 2009).

Questions:

· Why do Americans still drive cars even though they know about the effects of vehicle exhaust on the environment and human health?

Whaling?

Submitted by hope on Mon, 10/25/2010 - 8:07am

Biology in Society Senior Seminar

Bryn Mawr College, Fall 2010

Session 8

Whaling

Questions:

Should whaling be regulated by an international body?

Should whale conservation be a priority? Should whales be managed as a resource in the same way we manage other fisheries or are whales somehow special?