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So the world didnt end on 10 September 2008, but the possibility may have got you thinking. Examining core philosophical issues facing scientists, Geoffrey Gorham probes such controversial issues as the Large Hadron Collider, intelligent design, the prospect of human extinction, space colonization, and much more. Geoffrey Gorham is Assistant Professor in Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.
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The world didn't end on 10 September 2008, but the possibility may have got you thinking: is science creating more problems than it is solving? What is the point of science actually? Geoffrey Gorham considers these questions and explores the social and ethical implications of science by linking them to the most important issues facing scientists today including intelligent design, the Large Hadron Collider, ADHD, the prospect of human extinction, space colonization, and more.
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So the world didn't end on 10 September 2008: but maybe it got you thinking...
The world didn't end on 10 September 2008, but the possibility may have got you thinking: was it worth the risk? What is the point of science actually? Geoffrey Gorham considers these questions and explores the social and ethical implications of science by linking them to issues facing scientists today: human extinction, extraterrestrial intelligence, space colonization, and more.