Why is Science Important?

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In this streaming video, Physics teacher and film-maker Alom Shaha sets out to uncover a genuinely satisfying answer to his students' most common question: why is science important? This film was made with funding from the Wellcome Trust, and is being broadcast in the UK on Teachers TV during March 2009. For more background and reaction, see the project website, Why Science? [28:10]

Why is Science Important? from Alom Shaha.

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