Some links to articles that relate to the topics covered in the first day of class:

• The Atlantic, “Americans Believe in Science, Just Not Its Findings,” January 29, 2015
• James Blachowicz, “There is No Scientific Method,” op-ed for The New York Times, July 4, 2016
• The Atlantic, “Dead Poet’s Society is a Terrible Defense of the Humanities,” February 19, 2014

Slate in particular has several pieces related to scientific literacy and the problems facing both the general public and scientists:

• “Citizen Science Isn’t Just About Collecting Data,” August 15, 2016
• “The Scientific Community Can’t Afford to Ignore Celebrity Culture,” July 11, 2016
• “What Pluto Teaches Us About Scientific Literacy,” July 17, 2015