Presented by the WORLD AFFAIRS COUNCIL. A New Yorker staff writer on global public health\, technology\, and science since 1998\, Michael Specter does an in-depth\, big-picture take on the deep-seated fear of science in this country—and its consequences—in his new book\, Denialism\: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress\, Harms the Planet\, and Threatens Our Lives (Penguin Press). "\;We are bombarded with information and misinformation about the foods we eat\, the medicines we take\, the water we drink\, the very air we breathe. Michael Specter shows us how to accurately assess the impact of science on these and other essential elements of our daily lives. Written in clear and accessible language\, this uniquely valuable book explains an often confusing world."\; - Jerome Groopman\, M.D. "\;Michael Specter has written a lucid and insightful book about a very frightening and irrational phenomena—the fear and superstition that threaten human science and progress. A superb and convincing work."\; - Malcolm Gladwell. Tickets are $15 ($10 for World Affairs Council members.) For more information\, please see www.world-affairs.org\, or call (206) 441-5910.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T145050Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091118T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091118T020000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/nov09/pakula URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/nov09/pakula SUMMARY:HANNAH PAKULA at Seattle Asian Art Museum DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T145050Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T020000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T020000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/nov09/defrees URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/nov09/defrees SUMMARY:MADELINE DeFREES\: Celebrating a Poet at 90 DESCRIPTION:n/a END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120521T145050Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T033000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20091119T033000Z UID:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/nov09/barnosky URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.elliottbaybook.com/node/events/nov09/barnosky SUMMARY:ANTHONY D. BARNOSKY at Town Hall Seattle DESCRIPTION:Co-presented with the TOWN HALL CENTER FOR CIVIC LIFE AND ISLAND PRESS\, in association with ISLANDWOOD. The third in this Town Hall-based Island Press lecture series brings University of California\, Berkeley biologist Anthony Barnosky here with his recent book\, Heatstroke\: Nature in an Age of Global Warming (Island Press). "\;This fascinating and frightening book begins where others on global warming leave off. Anthony Barnosky shows that we're not just heating up the planet\, but changing its basic character. Today's familiar animals and wild places may not be here tomorrow. For anyone who has grown attached to nature as we know it\, this is an essential\, eye-opening read."\; - Paul R. Ehrlich. Island Press is a leading\, independent\, non-profit Washington\, D.C. publisher devoted to environmental and sustainability issues (www.islandpress.com). $5 tickets are available at the door starting at 6\:30 p.m. or via www.brownpapettickets.com (of 1-800-838-3006). Preferred seating for Town Hall members. Town Hall Seattle is at 1119 Eighth Avenue (at Seneca). For more information\, please call Elliott Bay at (206) 624-6600\, Town Hall at (206) 652-4255\, or see www.townhallseattle.org.
Presented by SEATTLE ARTS &\; LECTURES. The surprising and unexpected are likely in store this evening as renowned film performer\, filmmaker\, and writer Isabella Rossellini takes the stage. Expected to be the center of attention this evening are the eye-opening films she has been making—Green Porno—and now the book\, Green Porno (Harper Studio)\, which depicts what they're about. Namely\, how the animals do it. Fun and informative it all is—and this evening should be. It is expected that some pre-signed copies of Green Porno will be available that evening. For tickets and information\, please see www.lectures.org or call (206) 621-2230. Benaroya Hall is at 200 University Street.
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