Genre current affairs Country of origin Canada No. of seasons 1 First episode date 23 May 1968 | Directed by Jack Sampson Original language(s) English No. of episodes 8 Final episode date 11 July 1968 Number of seasons 1 Cast Patrick Watson | |
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Science and Conscience is a Canadian current affairs television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1968.
Contents
Premise
Each episode consisted of a panel discussion on a particular topic of technology, science and ethics as hosted by Patrick Watson.
Scheduling
This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern time) from 23 May to 11 July 1968.
- 23 May 1968: "Turn A Blind Eye", concerning the relationships of the scientific community with governments, businesses and citizens, with panellists Jacob Bronowski, James Eayrs, and Malcolm Muggeridge
- 30 May 1968: "Building Better Babies", with panellists William Edwin Beckel, Malcolm Muggeridge and Margaret Thompson
- 6 June 1968: "Color Me Different", concerning distinctions of ethnicity, nationality and race
- 13 June 1968: "Kill And Overkill", about the atomic arms race, with panellists Norman Alcock, Ralph Lapp, John Polyani
- 20 June 1968: "Man On The Moon", with panellists Walter Goldschmidt, Donald Ivey and Ralph Lapp
- 27 June 1968: "Learn, Baby, Learn", concerning whether academic degrees should have time limits, with panellists A. J. Ayer, David Bates and Donald Ivey
- 4 July 1968: "Should They Or Shouldn't They?", concerning euthanasia, with panellists A. J. Ayer, Elie Cass and Peter Rechnitzer
- 11 July 1968: "Bend, Staple, And Mutilate", concerning government use of technology for surveillance of citizens, with panellists Jacob Bronowski, James Eayrs, and Malcolm Muggeridge
References
Science and Conscience Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA