Science and Conscience


Science and Conscience is a Canadian current affairs television miniseries which aired on CBC Television in 1968.

Premise

Each episode consisted of a panel discussion on a particular topic of technology, science and ethics as hosted by Patrick Watson.

Scheduling

This half-hour series was broadcast on Thursdays at 10:30 p.m. from 23 May to 11 July 1968.
  1. 23 May 1968: "Turn A Blind Eye", concerning the relationships of the scientific community with governments, businesses and citizens, with panellists Jacob Bronowski, James Eayrs, and Malcolm Muggeridge
  2. 30 May 1968: "Building Better Babies", with panellists William Edwin Beckel, Malcolm Muggeridge and Margaret Thompson
  3. 6 June 1968: "Color Me Different", concerning distinctions of ethnicity, nationality and race
  4. 13 June 1968: "Kill And Overkill", about the atomic arms race, with panellists Norman Alcock, Ralph Lapp, John Polyani
  5. 20 June 1968: "Man on the Moon", with panellists Walter Goldschmidt, Donald Ivey and Ralph Lapp
  6. 27 June 1968: "Learn, Baby, Learn", concerning whether academic degrees should have time limits, with panellists A. J. Ayer, David Bates and Donald Ivey
  7. 4 July 1968: "Should They Or Shouldn't They?", concerning euthanasia, with panellists A. J. Ayer, Elie Cass and Peter Rechnitzer
  8. 11 July 1968: "Bend, Staple, And Mutilate", concerning government use of technology for surveillance of citizens, with panellists Jacob Bronowski, James Eayrs, and Malcolm Muggeridge