Science Communication/Policy: ITER Nuclear Fusion
Description
Critically discuss the social and political dynamics of the nuclear fusion project in relation the C.P Snows Essay on the Two Cultures
The nuclear fusion project in question maybe ITER Nuclear fusion or any other Fusion advancements recently made.
A comparison to nuclear energy sources (Nuclear Fission) may be made as this is a more traditional topic.
You can choose your own question and essay title based on the reading you reference, so please feel free to choose your own essay question or title similar to science policy and history.
The essay topic should focus on how to bridge the gap between Science and Decision makers to allow Nuclear Fusion to develop sooner with sustainability being one of the biggest drivers of science.
A specific reference MUST be made to CP Snow’s The Two Cultures.
Other scientific models may be explored:
-The Haldane Principle
-The Linear Model
-Science and Decline
-Bernalism/Lysenkoism
MIN WORD COUNT: 1900
MAX WORD COUNT: 2100
Should contain a minimum of 7 readings, but ideally 8 or more.
Module Descriptor:
With the arrival of the post-war period, science became big: the military-industry complex, nuclear weapons, nuclear power, and space programmes. To some, Big Science was the apogee of human achievement: a giant collective effort testament to the promethean, limitless genius of mankind.
To others, Big Science was secretive, bureaucratic, undemocratic, expensive, sexist and racist.