Topics include: myths and facts of climate change; basic atmospheric science and climate modeling; the nature of scientific knowledge; relationships between scientific knowledge and social and cultural values; contributions that the social sciences and humanities can make to public debates on climate change.

Calendar

August 28
Introduction

September 4
What is Climate Change
Project Bibliographies and Group Project Titles due

September 11
Guest Lecture 2pm

September 18
Preliminary Abstracts due

September 25
Final Abstracts due/Preliminary Poster layout due

October 2
Tech Fellow

October 9
Tech Fellow

October 16
Eagle Hill

October 23
Discussion of Projects
Preliminary Poster Presentations

November 6
Presenting Scientific Data

November 13
Posters Due

November 20
Sustainability Guest Lectures

November 27
Thanksgiving Recess

December 4
Student Exhibit at Macaulay
All posters/PSAs/exhibit materials due

December 11
Website due
Last day of class