ACCT 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Crispr, Fake News, Barometer
4 Jul 2020
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Early science and overview: had to be rich like aristocrats or be an academic, royal society was private, royal institution, national press showed research, making it available to everyone. The 18th century: used more journals and less press, so took a step back from the public, founding of the royal institution, funded by aristocrats, original aim was to improve agriculture, opposed the royal society. Identified calcium, was responsible for faraday physics: now televise christmas lecture on the tv and use demonstrations, the birth of the laboratory as we now know it. Attitudes today: 1960s scientific literacy, 1980s public understanding, 2000s public engagement. Could be biased damaging to reputation of science. All power is in the scientist only their perspective. Bse mad cow disease: prion based cow disease similar to sheep scrapie, transmitted to humans in beef giving them variant creutzfeldt jakob disease, causes psychiatric issues and behavioural changes.
