Charlie Rose, Monday

[DanB]

Anyone see the Charlie Rose Show (http://www.charlierose.com/home) last night? Subject was on science literacy in America. Good discussion.

Some of the focus being on the methodologies not being taught, due to so much effort being put into teaching the conclusions already reached. This causing the average person to become overwhelmed and withdraw from considering science as something applicable to everyone's life.

That being a problem because, an educated populace, being essential to a functioning democracy, a knowledge of science should be part of what is considered to be an educated person, regardless of one's profession.

[RBH]

I didn't see it, but it will be available somewhere -- all the preceding shows are available, but I'll be damned if I can find the link at the moment. Anyone else? I have a faint memory that it was on a sponsor's site.


ETA: His Science series (http://www.pfizer.com/think/episodeslist.jsp) is on Pfizer's site, but I don't know if that's the same series. The latest "Imperative of Science" isn't up yet. There's a clip on YouTube: clip from it on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU8SVBiJMQE).

[DanB]

Yes, it is the same series. That YouTube clip is on the page linked in the OP. Just not quite fullscreenable.

[Worldtraveller]

Link to entire talk here:

http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2008/04/07/1/charlie-rose-science-series-the-imperative-of-science

Never heard of this guy before, but I may have to tune in more often.

Enjoy.