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Apr 7, 2016 · On Being a Scientist: Directed by Gosja Klivtonne. With Reinout Bussemaker, Nanette Drazic, Esther Drenthe, Mike Reus. An eminent professor navigates the academic world as he pushes against the limits of scientific integrity, when an old conflict comes back to haunt him.
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- Gosja Klivtonne
- 2016-04-07
Apr 6, 2016 · On Being a Scientist (all episodes) This fictional film tackles some major issues in modern science. In practice, millions of researchers around the world discover new things every day...
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- Leiden Learning & Innovation Centre
Stephen Hawking gets unprecedented success in the field of physics despite being diagnosed with motor neuron disease at the age of 21. He defeats awful odds as his first wife Jane aids him loyally.
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In the film, the main characters come up against these kinds of dilemmas. When a group of researchers makes an important scientific discovery, all the scientists want to claim the glory: the PhD candidate who has done the spadework as well as the eminent proffessor who heads the group. It's a difficult situation to handle. The film doesn't give any...
According to Bas Haring, professor and project leader for the film, this was precisely the intention. He will use the film On being a scientistin the series of lectures of the same name that he is giving with Frans van Lunteren. ‘You can talk about integrity by discussing the written rules, but with film - and in particular fiction - you can make t...
According to co-producer Remco van Schadewijk, the film is also intended as an experiment with new forms of knowledge transfer. 'Film techniques and fiction should be used a lot more in education. We want to use this film to show what's possible.'
The film On being a scientist and the course information will be made available online via Coursera, where they will be freely available for students in the Netherlands and internationally.
The film 'On being a scientist' has been funded in part by a contribution from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.
An eminent professor navigates the academic world as he pushes against the limits of scientific integrity, when an old conflict comes back to haunt him.
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On Being a Scientist is a fiction film(series), about science and what it is like to be a scientist. It also raises a lot of questions which may not have clear-cut answers; what science should be and the moral dilemma's anyone will encounter when working in science.
