APSSC Brown Bag Series 2005-06


Gender Inequality in Science/Math
WHY?

THE SCIENCE OF GENDER AND SCIENCE

PINKER VS. SPELKE

A Prerecorded Web-Based DEBATE

All information available at:

 http://www.edge.org/3rd_culture/debate05/debate05_index.html 

Pinker Logo Spelke
 
...on the research on mind, brain, and behavior that may be relevant to gender disparities in the sciences, including the studies of bias, discrimination and innate and acquired difference between the sexes.

Harvard University • Mind/Brain/Behavior Initiative

Too BIG for one day-

Tuesday and Thursday
September 13 and 15
11:30-12:45
Brennan 205

Tuesday will include a dramatic reading of  controversial remarks
made at the
NBER Conference on Diversifying the Science & Engineering Workforce
by:
Dr. Lawrence H. Summers
President, Harvard University
http://www.president.harvard.edu/speeches/2005/nber.html 
This will be followed by an audio recording and slides presented by Dr. Pinker,
followed by a brief live open discussion.

Thursday will include an audio recording and slides presented by Dr. Spelke,
followed by an audio/maybe video recording of Drs. Pinker and Spelke's
closing discussion,
followed by a brief live open discussion.