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DESCRIPTION:Information is the key to life. We want to know what to eat\, h
 ow to protect our environment\, what risks to avoid and what to do if illn
 ess strikes. But when it comes to acquiring information\, it is the best o
 f times and the worst of times. It is the age of wisdom\, it is the age of
  foolishness. Newspapers\, television\, radio and of course the Internet b
 ombard us with information at an unprecedented rate\, but when it comes to
  scientific issues the quality of the information is variable. Television 
 doctors entice us with claims of breathtaking breakthroughs\, global warmi
 ng is hotly debated\, evolution is questioned and the peer-reviewed litera
 ture\, our supposed gold standard\, brims with flawed studies. The challen
 ge is to separate fact from folly\, foolishness from wisdom. The 2013 Lorn
 e Trottier Public Science Symposium aims to do just that. Our four invited
  speakers have all forged stellar careers based on separating the wheat fr
 om the chaff and will explore diverse areas of science as they answer the 
 common question\, “Is that a Fact? Making Sense of the Headlines.”  This y
 ear's speakers are Timothy Caulfield\, a Professor in the Faculty of Law a
 nd School of Public Health at the University of Alberta\, discussing 'The 
 Truth About What Makes Us Healthy'\; John Ioannidis\, Director of the Stan
 ford Prevention Research Center\, presenting on 'Improvements in Reproduci
 ble Research'\; Eugenie Scott\, Executive Director of the National Center 
 for Science Education\, discussing 'Ban\, Balance and Belittle: Teaching E
 volution and Anthropogenic Climate Change'\; and Michael Specter\, Staff W
 riter of The New Yorker\, taking a look at 'Denialism: Running from Realit
 y.'    McGill University is proud to host the ninth annual Lorne Trottier 
 Public Science Symposium\, made possible through the generous support of D
 r. Lorne Trottier and honouring his wish “to hold a public forum to inform
 \, inspire debate and raise public awareness on contemporary issues confro
 nting society today”.  For more information on this year's symposium\, ple
 ase visit the official Trottier Symspoium website.
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LOCATION:CA\, Centre Mont-Royal\, 1000 Sherbrooke St. West\, corner Mansfie
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SUMMARY:Trottier Symposium: Is That a Fact?
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/channels/event/trottier-symposium-fact-229018
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