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Physics 3000 Fall 2010

Science and Public Policy MWF 9:00-9:50 Duane G2B41

Prof. Eric D. Zimmerman
Office: Duane F-435
Phone: (303) 735-5338
Email: edz@colorado.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays 9:30-10:30 or by appointment (often at short notice).

Course Syllabus (link)

NEW: Debate schedule and assignments

Assignment: Paper #2 (pdf)

Assignment: Paper #1 (pdf)

Reading Assignments (link)

Suggested articles to read (link)

Assignments:
News article summary & questions	Due every FRIDAY at the beginning of class
News article: oral presentation	See schedule for your day
Paper #1	Monday, OCTOBER 11 (note revised date!)
Paper #2	Monday, November 15

Some videos:
Climate change as explained in 1958(!).
Electric airplane development: interview with engineer in Denver working on the problem.
Video: invasive species going crazy on an Indiana river. Another one here.
Fascinating interactive map of President Obama's proposed 2011 federal budget [can you find science?]

The Daily Show's take on the Large Hadron Collider accelerator. Classic line: "I'm not sure that's how probability works, Walter."

An optometrest explains the "physics" basis for homeopathy. Cringe moments galore.

National Ignition Facility (fusion) at Livermore Lab (Posted here because the intro video is amazingly theatrical)
Commentary on the "hacked" climate-change emails

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"It's so Cold, there can't be Global Warming"

Comedian Dara O'Briain talks about "Voodoo Science" topics