- The Biology of Human Consciousness
- Crystals
- CSI: Seattle
- Dinosaurs, Mass Extinction and the Fossil Record
- Flight and Space Exploration
- Indistinguishable from Magic: New Technologies, Science Fiction, and Us
- Introduction to Image Processing and Python
- Neurobiology of Perception
- Numbers and Reasons
- Opposites Attract: Creative Thinking in the Sciences and Art
- Secret Codes and Online Security
- Sensory Worlds and Behavior of Animals
- Sustainable Energy Solutions for the 21st Century: Science, Technology, and Policy
- This is Your Brain on Drugs - Literally
- What Animals Can Teach Us About Human Behavior
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY
Become an informed citizen prepared to contribute to the energy debate. Explore regional and global energy demands. Inspect energy sources, policy, and current and future technologies. Scrutinize the costs of sustainable energy production. Study how sustainability impacts climate and the environment. Investigate solutions to our energy problems.
What the Course Covers
- Regional and global energy demands
- Costs of sustainable energy production and its impacts on climate and the environment
- Class text, Sustainable Energy Without the Hot Air downloadable for free at http://withouthotair.com
- Field trips
- Group projects
Inquisitive students interested in sustainability solutions with basic arithmetic skills. Students who intend to pursue business, humanities, sciences or engineering at the UW.
Credit Information
This course can be used toward completion of the Natural World (NW) requirement.
Credits: 5
Meets: T W Th F, 9:30 a.m.–noon
Location: TBD
Instructor: Payman Arabshahi
Course Number: GEN ST 162
Course Status: Open
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