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DESCRIPTION:In the Information Age\, how can you discern legitimate science
  from cherry-picked data\, opinion posing as fact\, association confused w
 ith cause and effect\, bogus advice from self-appointed experts\, misused 
 statistics\, and even fraud? That is a huge challenge even for experts. Ar
 riving at a reasonable conclusion about controversial matters therefore co
 mes down to 'A Question of Evidence\,' which is the theme for the 2015 Lor
 ne Trottier Public Science Symposium Series.\nThis year’s speakers will be
 \n\n	Dr. Brian Ward\, a professor of Medicine & Microbiology at McGill Univ
 ersity\, offering the Canadian perspective on vaccines\; \n	Dr. Paul Offit\
 , Professor of Pediatrics\, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) pre
 senting on the vaccine 'controversy'\; \n	Dr. Kevin Folta\, Professor and C
 hairman of the Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Flor
 ida\, on GMOs\; and\n	Dr. Geoffrey Kabat\, Senior Epidemiologist at the Alb
 ert Einstein College of Medicine\, on cell phones.\n\nFree admission\, no 
 reservations required\nFor more information: please visit the Trottier sym
 posium webpage.\nMcGill University is proud to host the eleventh annual Lo
 rne Trottier public science symposium\, made possible through the generous
  support of Dr. Lorne Trottier and honouring his wish “to hold a public fo
 rum to inform\, inspire debate and raise public awareness on contemporary 
 issues confronting society today”.\nJoin us!\n
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SUMMARY:2015 TROTTIER SYMPOSIUM. A Question of Evidence: Vaccines\, GMOs\, 
 and Cell Phones.
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/science/201509-trottier-symposium
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