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Thu Nov 19

The Commonwealth Club presents:

Denialism

How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, Threatens Lives


Tel. 415.597.6700
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$8 - $15
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The Commonwealth Club - San Francisco
595 Market Street, 2nd floor
San Francisco, CA 94105 map
district: Union Square/San Francisco Centre

Thu Nov 19 (5:30pm)

Description
Michael Specter discuss how Americans have come to mistrust science institutions more today than ever before. For centuries, the general view had been that science is neither good nor bad, that it merely supplies information and that new information is always beneficial. Now, science is often viewed as a political constituency that isn't always in our best interest. Somewhere along the way, says Specter, science sold out.