MICHAEL SPECTER at Kane Hall |
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.
- Street:
- Kane Hall 110
- Additional:
- University of Washington
- City:
- Seattle ,
- Province:
- Washington
- Postal Code:
- 98195
- Country:
- United States
