WCGS Science and Society Series

Video Recordings of past lectures viewable by members of WCM community only.

The Science and Society Series features a number of lectures designed to promote students' familiarity with science outside of biomedical research and an appreciation of scientists' civic roles and responsibilities.

The lectures encompass a broad range of topics described below.

Beyond Biomedicine: Science Today

• Climate Change
• Artificial Intelligence and Neural Networks
• Quantum Entanglement and Communication
• Evolution and Medicine

Communicating Science

• Bioscience, Medicine and the Media
• Fake Journals, Fabricated Images, False Reviews and Financial Incentives
• Make Yourself Clear: Advice for Scientists

Science and Government

• Government Repression of Science: Examples from Home and Around the World
• Science and Congress

Biomedical Science and Social Justice

• Race, Ethnicity, Gender: Challenges for the Biomedical Sciences

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