Welcome to Science Court!
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 free and open to the public.
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The Trial is OVER!
The trial is over and the jury is deliberating.
Here are is a pic of all of our class and professors and a pic of our volunteer jury!
This was a wonderful experience for the all the students in the class-the legal team, science team and the media team (that’s us!).
If you are reading this and wondering what the heck we are talking about, you can go to the post from last week that explains the first day of the SciCourt trial. You can read all about it in great detail or listen to Luke Diamond’s podcast summary.
“SciCourt” FEATURED ON MINNESOTA PUBLIC RADIO
SciCourt was featured on Minnesota Public Radio on Kerri Miller’s show this morning!
Ellad Tadmor, the creator of SciCourt, and Luke Diamond, our very own Media Team member, were on Minnesota Public Radio talking about the case and SciCourt in a segment titled "Debating issues with science".
Listen to the full interview:
The SciCourt Trial Begins! Watch Videos + Hear Podcast + Read Story
Watch a video recap of the first day of the SciCourt trial. Also, find out why the members of the jury volunteered to be on the jury.
Listen to the Podcast by Luke Diamond to hear a recap of Day 1 of SciCourt!