Facts Are Not Enough

Synopsis

Three ‘experts’ give their opinions about a scientific report written by a Canadian scientist, Dr Herbert Inhaber, on ‘The Risk of Energy Production’. Shows that ‘experts’ will often disagree over selection and interpretation of data, and discusses the importance to scientific debate of the ‘intangibles’ - those things that are relevant but are impossible to quantify because their value is very much in the eye of the beholder.

Series

Living with Technology: A Foundation Course, Course T102

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

Year of production

1988

Availability

OUT OF DISTRIBUTION

Subjects

Science

Keywords

expert evidence; scientific data

Credits

Producer

Ian Spratley

Cast

John Naughton

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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