Scientists Face Challenges in Popular Reality-Style Television Show Higher Education / Daily News Date: Jun 05, 2001 - 12:00 AM Most reality-based television shows get low marks for educational merit -- unless you count Machiavellian lessons in backstabbing. One exception is Rough Science, produced by Britain's Open University. The program plops down five scientists on a gorgeous desert island and challenges them to build cameras and other gadgets from scraps of found materials. And the university is even designing a for-credit online course to go along with the television show. Get the resource from http://distance-educator.com/dnews/ Access Article Here: http://distance-educator.com/dnews/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=4285