OLLI101522 - The Nature of Science [Online via Zoom]

Course Description

The Nature of Science

Instructor: Eric Clausen
Dates: Mondays, Oct 2-Nov 27
No Class: Nov 20
Time: 10:00 AM-11:30 AM
Location: Online via Zoom
 

This eight-week course will use videos of lectures in which scientists from around the world discuss various aspects of the nature of the scientific community including (subject to YouTube availability): the nature of science, how does science work, making Britain the best place in the world to do science, ethics in science, scientific publishing greed and vanity, science in the hands of scientists, misconduct in science, and the scientist as a sentinel. Each class will begin with a short instructor introduction and end with a class discussion opportunity.
Maximum online registrants: 100

Instructor’s Bio:

Eric Clausen earned a BA in geology at Columbia University and a PhD in geology at the University of Wyoming. He taught geology at Minot State University in North Dakota and now holds the position of professor emeritus. He moved to the Philadelphia area in 2013 and is working on research related to erosional landform feature origins.

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