Nature Unveiling Herself Before Science
Redpath Visit and Platypus Memes
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Hey!
If you see something that makes you think of the course, send a link to Meredith to get it posted here.
Anne sent a Flogging Molly song with lots of "Paddy" references.
Anne sent a Flogging Molly song with lots of "Paddy" references.
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"No Irish Need Apply"
A 14 year-old student discovered that these signs were much more common that some historians had believed. Article here.
Scientist as hero
This advertisement is from a great website that analyses advertising campaigns. The ad is interesting because it shows scientists as heroes, but part of what makes it interesting is who paid for the ad: an association representing giant drug companies.
Here is what one researcher had to say about this campaign:
"The ads consistently emphasize how the pharmaceutical industries are turning science into lifesaving treatments... However, this message contradicts the real work of the modern pharmaceutical companies who spend less on scientists working in laboratories and more on marketing and patent protection, and engaging in buying up small biotechnology companies."
--Adrienne Faerber, associate director of academic affairs and lecturer at the Dartmouth Institute.
Here is what one researcher had to say about this campaign:
"The ads consistently emphasize how the pharmaceutical industries are turning science into lifesaving treatments... However, this message contradicts the real work of the modern pharmaceutical companies who spend less on scientists working in laboratories and more on marketing and patent protection, and engaging in buying up small biotechnology companies."
--Adrienne Faerber, associate director of academic affairs and lecturer at the Dartmouth Institute.
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Last Surviving Prosecutor
Listen to the interview here: http://www.cbc.ca/1.4033000