| Week |
Date |
Subject - Deadlines |
| 1 |
Sept 22 |
- Introduction to the members of the class, collection of contact information, introduction to the class.
- Introduction to the process of science and how science is probably not what you think it is.
|
| 2 |
Sept 29 |
- Popper, Kuhn and the scientific process
- Oreskes and the use of models
- The interaction of science and poilicy
|
| 3 |
Oct 6 |
Student Led Discussions begin
- Oreskes and the interaction between Science and Policy
- Oreskes, Climate Change and the Storm
|
| 4 |
Oct 20 |
- Robert Lackey and normative science
- Bending Science
|
| 5 |
Oct 27 |
- Nature Editorial and Biodiversity Policy (Sachs et al 2009)
- Tracking Progress (Walpole et al 2009)
Short Papers Due
|
| 6 |
Nov 3 |
- Outside Speaker-Science and Policy at the local level
- Graduate Student led discussion to follow
|
| 7 |
Nov 10 |
- Outside Speaker-Science and Policy at the local level
|
| 8 |
Nov 17 |
- A Safe Operating Place-the Boundaries Discussion
- Nature Editorial and Rockström et al 2009
|
| 9 |
Nov 22 |
- 150th Anniversary of the Publication of Origin and the Gang of Four.
|
| 10 |
Dec 1 |
- Short summary of each student paper presented to class
Long Papers Due |
