Event
Lecture with Nobel Prize Winner Sir Paul Nurse - Trial and Error: The politics of science
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 03:00to04:00
Faculty Club
Ballroom, 3450 rue McTavish, Montreal, QC, H3A 0E5, CA
Price:
Free Lecture
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Trial and Error: The politics of science
Scientific debates in modern societies often blur the lines between the science that is being debated and the political, moral, and legal implications that come with its societal applications.ÌýJoin Nobel Prize Winner Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal SocietyÌýand recipient of the 2015 Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research, as he reflects on the role of researchers as advocates for science and facilitators of scientific information in the formulation of public policy.Ìý