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. (Eastern time) 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