The Value of Science in a Troubled World - W Oct 11 4 pm

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The Value of Science in a Troubled World
Science is an integral part of the culture of all developed countries and many developing ones. It is one of our most creative activities.

Two trends are worrisome: science has come under assault in the United States; and a partial cause for the assault could be a low level of science literacy.

In a democracy, where citizens have the responsibility to decide major issues, and in a culture where nearly every issue has a scientific component, these trends need to be reversed.

Dr. George Seielstad, Director of Northern Great Plains Center for People and the Environment at the University of North Dakota, will discuss what science is and how it is conducted on Wednesday, October 11 at 4:00 pm in Clifford Hall Auditorium, room 210, on the UND campus. The presentation is open to the public. It will also be webcast live at www.umac.org. Refreshments will be served prior to the talk at 3:30 pm.

Dr. Seielstad will also present how science�s core values have universal applicability that every modern society should accept. In particular, the process by which science advances, if used in other arenas of society, might offer an alternative means of dispute resolution than forced coercion. Some changes in the ways of science will be suggested.

The presentation is part of the Benediktson Lecture Series, named for Oliver Benediktson, a UND alumnus who generously endowed a Chair of Astrophysics. Dr. Seielstad is the first recipient of the Benediktson Chair. In appreciation, he is presenting public lectures on the wonders of science.

For more information, contact Karen Katrinak at 701.777.2482, or, [email protected].

Building: Clifford Hall Auditorium
Room: 210
Time: 4:00 pm