Science Court is a project designed to combat polarization in American society and strengthen democracy. It is run as an interdisciplinary course in the University of Minnesota Honors Program involving students from across the university. The students select a controversial issue and spend an entire semester studying it in depth to determine the facts (based on sound scientific research) and then argue it in a mock trial in front of a jury of citizens with a mix of views and backgrounds. The public is engaged through compelling audio, video and online content generated by the students about the preparations, trial and verdict. The trial is open to the public.
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2021 Science Court Case
Science Court will be offered again in Spring 2021 starting on January 19, 2021. What controversial issue should we study? If you have suggestions for the students, fill in our suggestion form.
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Upcoming Events
When: Thursday, Oct 8, 2020, 6:30 p.m. (Central)
Where: Online. Registration required.
What: Tadmor lecture on "Can Truth Save Democracy? We’re Trying in Science Court"
Ellad Tadmor will be presenting a talk on "Can Truth Save Democracy? We’re Trying in Science Court" as part of the University of Minnesota, College of Science & Engineering, Curiosity Drives Progress Lecture Series: Impacting Communities.
The event is free and open to the public. For more information and to register, visit https://cse.umn.edu/college/cse-public-lecture
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