CHEM 003D. FYS: Environmental Impacts of Nobel Prize Winning Science


(Cross listed as ENVS 005 ) This course will discuss the environmental impacts and legacy of big science, as discussed through the lens of Nobel Prize winning discoveries. The course will introduce themes centered around plastics, GMOs, pesticides, climate change, etc and will discuss how key scientific discoveries have impacted human lives in both positive and negative ways. Along with reading and discussing the scientific literature, this course will also introduce popular scientific writing and reporting. Throughout the course we will also include discussions relating to diversity and inclusion in STEM, ethics, and politicalization of science.

 
Natural science and engineering.
1 credit.
Eligible for ENVS, GLBL-Core
Catalog chapter: Chemistry and Biochemistry
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/chemistry-biochemistry


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