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Paleontologist - Geologist - Science Writer - Lecturer  |
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2:00-5:00, Jefferson Market Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas |
The Holocaust Deniers' Playbook: Science Denialism and the Threat to Our Future.
The denial of scientific realities (from global warming deniers and
creationists to anti-vaxxers and AIDS deniers) is growing in our
society. Not only is our acceptance of scientific "inconvenient truths"
under attack, but even scientists themselves have been threatened. In
this talk, I will outline the common tactics and thinking of science
deniers, and discuss the implications of their assault on science for
our future.
Donald R. Prothero is Professor of Geology at Occidental College in
Los Angeles, and Lecturer in Geobiology at the California Institute of
Technology in Pasadena. He earned M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees in
geological sciences from Columbia University in 1982, and a B.A. in
geology and biology (highest honors, Phi Beta Kappa) from the University
of California, Riverside. He is currently the author, co-author,
editor, or co-editor of 25 books and over 200 scientific papers,
including five leading geology textbooks and three trade books as well
as edited symposium volumes and other technical works. He is on the
editorial board of Skeptic magazine, and in the past has served as an
associate or technical editor for Geology, Paleobiology and Journal of
Paleontology. He is a Fellow of the Geological Society of America, the
Paleontological Society, and the Linnaean Society of London, and has
also received fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation and the
National Science Foundation. He has served as the Vice President of the
Pacific Section of SEPM (Society of Sedimentary Geology), and five
years as the Program Chair for the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.
In 1991, he received the Schuchert Award of the Paleontological Society
for the outstanding paleontologist under the age of 40. He has also
been featured on several television documentaries, including episodes
of Paleoworld (BBC), Prehistoric Monsters Revealed (History Channel),
Entelodon and Hyaenodon (National Geographic Channel) and Walking with
Prehistoric Beasts (BBC). |
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Saturday - Monday MLK Weekend, Pasadena - Las Vegas - Pasadena |
JOIN THE SKEPTICS SOCIETY FOR A WONDERFUL THREE-DAY TOUR of the
highlights of the Mojave Desert and the Las Vegas area. We will stop at
the historic restored ghost town of Calico and take several tours, visit
Afton Gorge where Ice Age floods drained Lake Manix, collect 550
million year old trilobites, experience the spectacular boulders of Red
Rock Canyon, and conclude with a guided tour of Hoover Dam. The Hoover
Dam tours are not recommended for anyone who suffers
from claustrophobia, or has a pacemaker or defibrillator. Tours are
conducted in confined spaces and in a powerplant with generators
emitting electromagnetic frequencies. Those who can not participate in
the tour may enjoy the visitor’s center. Each night we will stay at the
Excalibur Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip, where you can explore Sin City
on your own. Go to the following site to get more information and registration forms. |
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