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Fall 2020
Apr 28,2024 |
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| GS 201 - Scientific Skepticism - Someone is Wrong on the Internet! |
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The goal of this course is to explore scientific skepticism from a variety of angles. We will examine controversial scientific topics such as evolution, climate change, vaccine safety, GMOs and alternative medicine. The foundations of scientific skepticism including psychology, social science, logical fallacies, philosophy of science, media, statistics, criticism of science and the history of science and skepticism will provide a framework. Information literacy, science communication and debate skills will be developed throughout.
4.000 Credit hours 40.000 TO 48.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture Science Division Science Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Science/Math/Computer Science |
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