e.g. cold fusion, challenger explosion, detection of gravitational waves
The Golem:
Edible knowledge: the chemical transfer of memory
Two experiments that ‘proved’ the theory of relativity
The sun in a test tube: the story of cold fusion
The germs of dissent: Louis Pasteur and the origins of life
A new window on the universe: the non-detection of gravitational radiation
The sex life of the whiptail lizard
Set the controls for the heart of the sun: the strange story of the missing solar neutrinos
The Golem at Large:
A clean kill?: the role of Patriot in the Gulf War
The naked launch: assigning blame for the Challenger explosion
Crash!: nuclear fuel flasks and anti-misting kerosene on trial
The world according to Gold: disputes about the origins of oil
Tidings of comfort and joy: Seven Wise Men and the science of economics
The science of the lambs: Chernobyl and the Cumbrian sheepfarmers
ACTing UP: AIDS cures and lay expertise
limited to 15 students per topic