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Spring 2020
Apr 23,2024 |
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| Scientific Skepticism - Someone is Wrong on the Internet! - 43891 - GS 201 - 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Associated Term: Spring 2020 Registration Dates: Feb 10,2020 to Apr 24,2020 Levels: Credit Attributes: Tuition, Science/Math/Computer Science Lane Main Campus Campus Lecture Schedule Type Traditional Classroom Instructional Method 4.000 Credits Syllabus Available View Catalog Entry
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