Brave New World: Science Fiction, Science Fact and the Future - GENS4015

   
   
   
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 3
 
 
EFTSL: 0.06250 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 0
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


This wholly Internet-delivered course aims to give a big picture overview of the physical sciences at the dawn of the 21st century and beyond. The most common interface between the general public and science is often through science fiction; hence, science fiction is used as a
teaching aid to stimulate student interest and as a starting point from which to communicate the science, and its likely future development. This
course also examines the interaction between science and society, encouraging students to consider how culture influences science and vice
versa.

The areas covered are: the physics of space and time; astronomy; space travel and exploration; astrobiology: life in the Universe;
computers & robotics, artificial intelligence & human intelligence; the future of the human race.