Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/03/18
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan

Taipei, March 18 (CNA) A series of eight documentary films that delve into the role of

Yang Chun-ying (楊春英, second left front row) and former RCA workers attend the premiere of a film about their legal battle against the company. Tu Wen-ling (杜文苓, second row second left) and a group of scholars initiate the film project to promote science literacy.

science and technology in several high-profile societal events in Taiwan have recently been released, thanks to an approach by scholars aimed at promoting science literacy.

The premiere of the first part of the series — which looks at how scientific fact has been used to establish causation in an ongoing tort litigation against RCA, an American home appliance maker founded in 1919 that had an operation center in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, from 1970-1992, was held Friday at National Chengchi University.

From the lens of science, the series dissects the RCA case and others to reflect on the application of science in understanding socio-technical controversies and its limits in characterizing such problems, Tu Wen-ling (杜文苓), head of the project, said at a pre-premiere press conference.    [FULL  STORY]