SCISOC 499S
Science and the Public Certificate Capstone
Misha Angrist
Description from DukeHub
In this course, students create and apply knowledge gained through certificate course work and research experiences in an intensive, interdisciplinary, small group setting. Students work in small teams learning to analyze current issues in science and society and to consider said issues from scientific, social, and ethical perspectives for the benefit of a real-world client. Teams present their research as an oral and/or written final project. Open only to graduating seniors in the Science and the Public certificate program.
Skills
- research methodsAI review: "Teams present their research as an oral and/or written final project"
- public speakingAI review: "Teams present their research as an oral and/or written final project"
AI-resilient: 3 of 5
- No: Physical, lab or field work
- Yes: Live work with people · "teams"
- Yes: Judgment someone is accountable for · "ethical"
- No: A craft you practice with your hands or body
- Yes: Small, in-person format · seminar, 15 seats per section
The checks lean on Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025), which found generative AI applies least to physical work and hands-on work with people. A signal, not a promise. How the score works
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