BIO132

While we all care about our health, nearly all Americans now receive the majority of their science and health information from non-medical sources like social media or talking with their friends. Whether accidentally or by design, much of this information is misleading, inaccurate, or even harmful. In this course, students explore individual topics such as popular diets, vaccines, probiotics, and even GMO foods, and identify what major claims are being circulated. Then students use primary scientific sources to research and present their findings about which claims are supported by science and which are exaggerated or just plain wrong.