VAST 277 - Questions of Trust in Science

Institution:

Lafayette College

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Description:

This seminar examines three roles for the notion of trust in the scientific enterprise. First, the seminar considers the importance of bonds of trust between scientists, in part by examining mechanisms for dealing with those who break that trust. Second, students consider difficulties in fostering trust in science among non-scientists. The final notion is the way scientists today essentially create "trusts" by patenting their discoveries and the potentially adverse effects ofthis development. Sheiber

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lafayette.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 330-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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