Schedule for Group Presentations
The numbers associated with each presentation,
correspond to the proposition number on a questionnaire completed by enrolled
students on the first day of class. The
results of that questionnaire are posted. Based on end-of-the-course
peer evaluations of the web-sites sites; sites 8,
7,
13,
& 5 were considered the best sites
in that order.
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| Pod 1
Presentation 1:25 - 1:40 Q&A 1:40 - 1:50 |
16. The negative effects of caffeine
are sufficient enough that individuals should limit their consumption of
it.
(web-site) 1 Brian Canna,
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14. Vehicles powered by a combination
of batteries and gasoline actually cause more environmental damage than
those powered by gasoline alone.
(web-site) 5 Gina Bui, Adam Hock, Jacob LaPorte, and Candy Tong |
4. The nature of drug addiction
is such that it is irreversible.
(web-site) 7 Laura Tolen,
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26. Antibiotics used in animal
food creates long-term health hazards for humans.
(web-site) 11 Whelton Miller,
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| Pod 2
Presentation 1:50 - 2:05 Q&A 2:05 - 2:15 |
19. Modern combinatorial approaches
to drug discovery are so effective that there is virtually no need to seek
new drug leads from plants in disappearing tropical forests. (web-site)
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Nicole Goodwin, Eric Johnson, Lex Kim, and Kate O'Reilly |
30. Mercury emitted by coal-burning
power plants represents a significant health concern.
(web-site) 6 Joanna French,
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27a. It is appropriate
to exclude athletes from sanctioned competition if they have consumed performance
enhancing natural products such as creatine, androstenedione, or epinephrine.
(web-site) 8 Heather Bunting, Shannon FitzPatrick, and Kevin Hascup |
29. For many reasons, Americans
should eat less meat.
(web-site) 12 Kenneth Ayers,
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| Pod 3
Presentation 2:15 - 2:30 Q&A 2:30 - 2:40 |
24. Besides being a whole lot
cheaper, Newark tap water is safer than bottled drinking water.
(web-site) 3 Bob Hempton, Jennifer Fuerch, Rebecca Helm, and John Yeomans |
OPEN |
20. Until the efficacy of herbal
supplements is demonstrated, the Federal Food and Drug Administration should
ban advertising claims about them. (web-site)
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Suzanne Bart, Christina Crowers, Krista Myers, and Stephanie Sabatino |
23. Knowledge of the genetic determinants
of human behavior and the sequenced human genome should be used to screen
infants
to identify and monitor people who may become criminals as adults.
(web-site) 13 Joanna French, Matthew Kuhls, Adam Himebauch, and Lindette Thornton |
| Pod 4
Presentation 2:40 - 2:55 Q&A 2:55 - 3:05 |
35. The experience
with "Mad Cow Disease" in Great Britain suggests that there is risk of
MCD associated with eating beef in the United States.
(web-site) 4 Mosleuddin Sikander, Marc DeLuca,
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OPEN |
32. "Natural" and
"Organic" foods are chemically indistinguishable from their counterparts
that are not-so-labeled.
(web-site) 10 Nina Baron,
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27b. It is appropriate
to exclude athletes from sanctioned competition if they have consumed performance-enhancing
natural products such as creatine, androstenedione, or epinephrine. (web-site)
14
Brian Canna, Doug Clark, Donald Jones,
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| Wild Cards | Steven
Brown,
Brian Bahnson, Klaus Theopold, and Willett Kempton |
Manny
Panar,
Mary Wirth, George Watson, and Jasna Tomic |
Jack
Smith,
Don Dennis, and Eugene Mueller |
Fredrick
Adams,
Al Denio, Cherie Dotson, Al Matlack, Laura White, and Tal Simchonie |