Science Revealed: Science, Technology and Society
Answer one question.
1. Explain the arguments of Thomas Barlow, some of which are dealt with in the lectures. How valuable are they in indicating useful directions for Australia?
2. Why is Peter Singer's ethical philosophy so influential?
3. Examine Jon Ronson's account of the marketing of credit. What problems are there, and what might be done about them?
4. Explain and evaluate the Gammage thesis.
5. What happened in the cold fusion controversy? How far can it be described as science working normally?
Essays should be about 1,000 words.