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Science and Conscience

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Science and Conscience
Genrecurrent affairs
Directed byJack Sampson
Presented byPatrick Watson
Country of originCanada
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producerLister Sinclair
ProducerJames Murray
Running time30 minutes
Original release
NetworkCBC Television
Release23 May (1968-05-23) –
11 July 1968 (1968-07-11)

Science and Conscience is a Canadian current affairs television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1968.

Premise

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Each episode consisted of a panel discussion on a particular topic of technology, science and ethics as hosted by Patrick Watson.[1]

Scheduling

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This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. (Eastern time) from 23 May to 11 July 1968.

  1. 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
  2. 30 May 1968: "Building Better Babies", with panellists William Edwin Beckel, Malcolm Muggeridge and Margaret Thompson[2]
  3. 6 June 1968: "Color Me Different", concerning distinctions of ethnicity, nationality and race
  4. 13 June 1968: "Kill And Overkill", about the atomic arms race, with panellists Norman Alcock, Ralph Lapp, John Polyani[3]
  5. 20 June 1968: "Man on the Moon", with panellists Walter Goldschmidt, Donald Ivey and Ralph Lapp[4]
  6. 27 June 1968: "Learn, Baby, Learn", concerning whether academic degrees should have time limits, with panellists A. J. Ayer, David Bates and Donald Ivey[5]
  7. 4 July 1968: "Should They Or Shouldn't They?", concerning euthanasia, with panellists A. J. Ayer, Elie Cass and Peter Rechnitzer[6]
  8. 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

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  1. ^ Corcelli, John (May 2005). "Science and Conscience". Canadian Communications Foundation. Retrieved 7 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 30 May 1968. p. 24. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  3. ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 13 June 1968. p. 11. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  4. ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 20 June 1968. p. 31. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 27 June 1968. p. 19. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Today's TV Previews". The Gazette. Montreal. 4 July 1968. p. 28. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
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