This course introduces a number of significant themes in the natural sciences. Themes that are often recognized by name, but that require further study to be really understood. Themes that are relevant in other academic fields and also in everyday life: emergence & reduction; evolution; uncertainty; chaos & fractals; recursion & self-reference.
By means of popular scientific texts, scientific articles, and alternative media like film and literature this course attempts to explain the essence of the mentioned themes. This course is finalized with a series of columns and a more substantial end product, like an essay or something else.
Students
Media Technology students and other interested master students
Admittance demands
Bachelor diploma
Method of instruction
Lectures and self study
Examination
To be announced in class
Time table
The dates are included in the Media Technology calendar
Number of Classes
15 × 2 hours class
Application
Via program coordinator Media Technology: Lianne Heun
aheun@liacs.nl, 071-527 6994
Curriculum link
<http://mediatechnology.leiden.edu/programme/curriculum/cool-science/>