Anyone who is going to the AAAS Annual meeting in San Diego – Did you know that Voice of Young Science (VoYS) are running a session on myth busting, titled: Warriors Against Claptrap, Are myth busters the new generation of civic scientists? This will be held at the Marriot Hotel on Sunday, 21st Feb, 10:30 – 11:30 am.
The panel will discuss whether myth busting is the future of the civic scientist and whether this will raise the quality of scientific debate. A link to the event, and more information can be found here:
http://www.senseaboutscience.org.uk/pdf/AAAS%20Evidence%20hunting%20and%20myth%20busting.pdf
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