Horizon. Season 47, episode 10, Science under attack /

Climate science has become a battleground since leaked emails from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit reverberated across the world. Activists vandalize genetically modified food crops. Parents refuse to vaccinate their children from potentially fatal diseases because of one...

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Other Authors: Jay, Emma (Director, Producer)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2011.
Series:Horizon ; Season 47, Episode 10
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Summary:Climate science has become a battleground since leaked emails from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit reverberated across the world. Activists vandalize genetically modified food crops. Parents refuse to vaccinate their children from potentially fatal diseases because of one discredited piece of research. In the 21st century there is no automatic acceptance of a scientist's word. Sir Paul Nurse, Nobel laureate cell biologist and the President of the Royal Society, wants to find out why science is suddenly under attack and how scientists have responded.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed November 10, 2022).
Physical Description:1 online resource (57 minutes)
Playing Time:00:56:26