This course was taught at Davis & Elkins College during the spring 2010 semester.
Excerpt from Syllabus
This course exposes students to ongoing biological research. Published articles from scientific magazines and peer-reviewed journals will be thoroughly analyzed and discussed. As part of the course, students will be invited to watch selected episodes of Penn & Teller’s Showtime TV series “Bullshit,” which exposes and debunks pseudoscientific claims and paranormal phenomena.
Learning Goals
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Interpret scientific data, as presented in the literature.
- Determine whether authors’ conclusions are valid, based on the available data.
- Suggest follow-up studies to address weaknesses in current research.
- Recognize the difference between science and pseudoscience.
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Topics addressed: alternative medicine • near-death and out-of-body experiences • philosophy of science and scientific method • pseudoscience • ufos/aliens/crop circles
Resource type: syllabi
Academic discipline: biology
Academic level: college and university
Resource type: syllabi
Academic discipline: biology
Academic level: college and university
