The 62nd Annual Lindau Meeting: "Beyond the Classroom" [Video]

Wednesday, October 24, 2012 - 15:00 in Psychology & Sociology

The majority of Nobel prizewinners are men, including the two in this film: Harry Kroto and Dudley Herschbach. This gender imbalance worries the young researchers who join them at a German school to debate the state of science education and how science is perceived beyond the classroom. Kroto tells them about a creationist museum in the U.S., which brings up the issue of public trust in science. The young researchers wonder what role they can play. [More]

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