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About Risk Science
Unplugged
Hosted by the University of Michigan Risk Science Center, Risk Science Unplugged engages leading experts in conversation on key issues at the intersection between risk and human health. Combining live discussion with on-line resources, the series presents a candid and informed exploration of contemporary issues in risk science.
Scheduled Events
A World of Surprises: MARCH 14, 2012: Further details to follow.
James King, a speculative designer from London, talks about his collaboration with public health, science and arts students to make a movie that plays by different rules. A World of Surprises is an attempt to define a new genre of cinema: a risk movie rather than a disaster movie.
Archived Events
Risk Rage: November 1, 2011, 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Why do intelligent people sometimes believe dumb things? Science communicator Craig Cormick talks with with Di Bowman about the social values that govern much public perception of risk, and how they affect the decisions people make.
Gulf Oil: Thursday April 14, 2011, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
On April 20, 2010 the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig experienced catastrophic failure, leading to the largest oil spill in marine history. Twelve months on, how is the spill affecting the health of workers and local residents, and what are the lessons that can be learned for the future?
Nanotechnology: Tuesday February 8, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Nanotechnology has been touted variously as the next industrial revolution and the next asbestos. But where does the hype end and reality begin? And what does this mean for public health? Three leading experts discuss the health risks and opportunities of engineering matter at the nanometer scale
