Science, Technology, and Public Policy

-Reaction papers : Students will write reaction papers throughout the semester in which they reflect on and analyze the assigned reading for that week.

  • Competition for attention and money

Readings: NSM chs. 5, 12

Is “success” easier to evaluate for “big science” projects or for “little science” projects? Which criteria should be used to evaluate the two types of projects?

text: [NSM] Neal, Smith, and McCormick. Beyond Sputnik: U.S. Science Policy in the 21st Century. University of Michigan Press. https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.3901507…