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The Big Science & Technology Questions

 
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As science develops, is human ingenuity proving to be a threat rather than a blessing? Drop by our science and technology forum to share your views.

The science and technology issues investigated by The Big Question so far have been:

01-05-04 What is the legacy of the Enlightenment?
08-05-04 Have we lost faith in science?
15-05-04 What is cloning?
22-05-04 How big is the web?

Also on Open2.net
Cell City - biology taken down to cell-level
Digital Being - ICT Portal - got a question about computers? We'll probably have the answer
Kitchen Chaos - try science for yourself, in your own kitchen
Online Radio - listen as some scientific mysteries are unravelled
Rough Science - a team of scientists; a slew of challenges; the middle of nowhere; the bare essentials: it's science at it most raw
Science Shack - join Adam Hart-Davis and the team as they take some scientific challenges
Stardate: Astronomy - explore space with Stardate, our astronomy site

Courses
If you'd like to take your interest in this area further, the Open University might have a course for you - regardless of where you live. Many OU courses are available worldwide, making use of the web, email and electronic conferencing. The exact range of courses available to you will depend on the country in which you live.

If it's science which interests you, try discovering science. This short course introduces a range of topics from global warming to the origin of life, ecology and genetics to earthquakes and volcanoes, chemical reactions and the structure of atoms to the origin of the universe.

For more on technology, a new style of course called You, Your Computer and the Net - as befits its subject, the course is studied entirely online, examining how the PC and the internet developed, the implications of the information technology revolution, and how the internet affects our lives, work and business.

 

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