GE2018-36C
Required Reading:
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
In Merchants of Doubt, science historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway tell the stories of acid rain, the ozone hole, second-hand smoke, and global warming. They use these landmark examples in post-war American history to explicate corporate-financed and organised scepticism about scientific research. By linking the tricks of tobacco companies and the denial of climate change, the authors imply that the far-right government and philosophy of free market economics could destroy the cause of environmentalism.
These stories will inspire students in Hong Kong to reflect on the local environmental agenda, from the lead-tainted water scare to the controversy of land reclamation.
Hosts:
Dr. Harry Wu 吳易叡博士 (Assistant Professor in Medical Humanities, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU)
Dr. Stephen Ng 吳頌安博士 (Teaching Associate, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU)
Dates: 29/1, 12/2, 26/2 & 12/3 (Tue)
Time: 18:45 – 20:45
Venue: GE Gatherland2046
Language: English
Fee: $180 (Enrolled students will receive a paperback copy of the book. A deposit of $100 will be refunded upon full attendance.)
Quota: 10
To enrol, please fill in the enrolment forms and pay $180 cash to GE office (2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building) from 18/1 (Fri) onwards. Limited quota, first come first admitted.
Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway
In Merchants of Doubt, science historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway tell the stories of acid rain, the ozone hole, second-hand smoke, and global warming. They use these landmark examples in post-war American history to explicate corporate-financed and organised scepticism about scientific research. By linking the tricks of tobacco companies and the denial of climate change, the authors imply that the far-right government and philosophy of free market economics could destroy the cause of environmentalism.
These stories will inspire students in Hong Kong to reflect on the local environmental agenda, from the lead-tainted water scare to the controversy of land reclamation.
Hosts:
Dr. Harry Wu 吳易叡博士 (Assistant Professor in Medical Humanities, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU)
Dr. Stephen Ng 吳頌安博士 (Teaching Associate, Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU)
Dates: 29/1, 12/2, 26/2 & 12/3 (Tue)
Time: 18:45 – 20:45
Venue: GE Gatherland2046
Language: English
Fee: $180 (Enrolled students will receive a paperback copy of the book. A deposit of $100 will be refunded upon full attendance.)
Quota: 10
To enrol, please fill in the enrolment forms and pay $180 cash to GE office (2/F, Pao Siu Loong Building) from 18/1 (Fri) onwards. Limited quota, first come first admitted.
Schedule:
| Date | Time | Venue |
| 29 Jan 2019 | 18:45 - 20:45 | GE Gatherland2046 |
| 12 Feb 2019 | 18:45 - 20:45 | GE Gatherland2046 |
| 26 Feb 2019 | 18:45 - 20:45 | GE Gatherland2046 |
| 12 Mar 2019 | 18:45 - 20:45 | GE Gatherland2046 |
Bio of Instructor(s) 導師簡介:
Dr. Harry Wu 吳易叡博士
Harry Yi-Jui Wu is Assistant Professor in Medical Humanities at the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU. He received his medical degree in Taiwan in 2004. Before pursuing his career in humanities, he briefly worked at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei as a resident doctor in psychiatry. From 2005 to 2012, he studied psychoanalysis at the University of Essex and the University of Oxford, where he was the Clifford Norton Student in the history of science at Queen’s College. Before re-joining The University of Hong Kong, he taught at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and in the History Programme at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Wu’s research work includes the history of medicine and medical humanities. He is especially interested in agendas related to mental health, hazard exposure, and end-of-life care.
Dr. Stephen Ng 吳頌安博士
Stephen Ng is a Teaching Associate at the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU. Despite originally being trained as a geologist, his research interests span environmental geology, environmental sustainability, environmental ethics, and the history of science.
Harry Yi-Jui Wu is Assistant Professor in Medical Humanities at the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU. He received his medical degree in Taiwan in 2004. Before pursuing his career in humanities, he briefly worked at Mackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei as a resident doctor in psychiatry. From 2005 to 2012, he studied psychoanalysis at the University of Essex and the University of Oxford, where he was the Clifford Norton Student in the history of science at Queen’s College. Before re-joining The University of Hong Kong, he taught at the Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine and in the History Programme at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dr. Wu’s research work includes the history of medicine and medical humanities. He is especially interested in agendas related to mental health, hazard exposure, and end-of-life care.
Dr. Stephen Ng 吳頌安博士
Stephen Ng is a Teaching Associate at the Medical Ethics and Humanities Unit, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU. Despite originally being trained as a geologist, his research interests span environmental geology, environmental sustainability, environmental ethics, and the history of science.