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SUMMARY:Battle of the Sciences Panel Debate - Dr Peter Wothers Teaching Fe
 llow\, Dept. Chemistry\, Cambridge  Prof. Chris Ponting MRC\, Oxford Profe
 ssor of Genomics\, MSc Physics  Prof. Hasok Chang History and Philosophy o
 f Science\, Cambridge  Prof. John Ockendon Oxford Centre for Industrial an
 d Applied
DTSTART:20101028T183000Z
DTEND:20101028T203000Z
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CONTACT:Speaker to be confirmed
DESCRIPTION:The Triple Helix\, Cambridge presents\,\n\n"Battle of the Scie
 nces"\nA panel debate exploring the nature of the division between the sci
 entific disciplines.\n\nThursday 28th October\, 7.30pm.\nMcCrum Lecture Th
 eatre\, Ben'et Street (next to The Eagle pub).\n\nFree Entry. No Membershi
 p Required\, Just Enthusaism.\nFree Refreshments will be provided.\n\n"Mat
 hs isn't useful unless it's applied"\n"The only Physics worth doing is Che
 mistry"\n"Biology is the only science you can see"\n"Curing cancer is more
  important than smashing particles together"\n"Theoretical science is usel
 ess"\n"A broader scientific education is better"\n\nDo you agree?\n\nOur p
 anel will be discussing the stereotype of the science hierarchy ie. that P
 hysics is better/harder/"purer" than Chemistry\, which is in turn better/h
 arder/"purer" than Biology\, how science historically evolved into the sep
 erate disciplines and exploring the cultural differences between the disci
 plines- what are the problems switching between them? Are there problems w
 ith research being "lost in translation"?\n\nOur panel line up will includ
 e:\n\nDr Peter Wothers\nTeaching Fellow\, Dept. Chemistry\, Cambridge\n\nP
 rof. Chris Ponting\nMRC\, Oxford\nProfessor of Genomics\, MSc Physics\n\nP
 rof. Hasok Chang\nHistory and Philosophy of Science\, Cambridge\n\nProf. J
 ohn Ockendon\nOxford Centre for Industrial and Applied Mathematics\n\n\nHe
 ar the experts\, Join our debate\, Have YOUR say.\n\nKindly Sponsored by t
 he Royal Society of Chemistry\, who will be represented at the event.
LOCATION:McCrum Lecture Theatre\, Ben'et Street\, Next to the Eagle Pub
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