Health: Major issues

This is a general culture course covering a wide range of topical issues relating to human health. In the form of 1.5-hour mini-seminars, it will cover a wide range of topics, with a pragmatic yet critical approach. The many speakers in this course will bring their expertise to bear on subjects such as immunity, molecular biology, cancer, nutrition, diagnosis, vaccination, bioethics, ecology, neuroscience, emerging diseases and the therapeutic treatments of today and tomorrow. Each talk will not only provide cutting-edge knowledge and critical analysis of their subjects, but will also guide students in researching and filtering scientific information to combat misinformation. On the major human health issues of the 21st century, we'll address the real questions, the false polemics, and the solutions we can provide. 

the student must be able to :

 -Master documentary research on topical and sometimes controversial human health issues.

- Develop an openness to general culture related to the world of human health.

- Develop and argue a critical analysis of the basic notions of doubt, proof and scientific confrontation.

- Be able to write a simple scientific analysis independently and objectively.