Fall 2020  |  GEOG 1913 Section 001: Living with Innovation (34041)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option No Audit
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Freshman Seminar
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Freshman and FRFY
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (8 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
This seminar will examine innovations ranging from artificial intelligence (AI) and information technology to nano-materials and genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The message will be that we need innovation to address big world challenges such as a global population on its way to 10 billion and the pressures that brings to food supply, pollution, and climate change. Yet the innovations themselves can cause problems that include threats to health, environment, and social order. Exploring how science can be used to anticipate and manage these risks will be a core theme. Students will read, discuss, and debate cutting edge material from the scientific literature and popular press. Students can therefore expect to take away from this course an understanding of innovation and risk, of key world problems that include hunger, climate change, pollution, and cyber issues, and to develop skills in critical thinking and communication.
Class Notes:
This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34041/1209

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