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Reading Skeptics: Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics
Monday 15 Jun 2015
19:00 to 21:00
RYND, 11 Castle St, Reading RG1 7SB
RG1 7SB (Map)
England

Science & Technology enthusiasts from Active Hampshire are invited to join Bob at another Reading Skeptics event ... this time in a new venue, the RYND Bar and Kitchen at 11 Castle Street, Reading.

Reading Skeptics in the Pub are about "Thinking and drinking, humour and debate. Monthly talks and challenging discussions for people interested in science, skepticism, rationalism and critical thinking."

They organise talks, often given by scientists, followed by questions from the audience and discussion in the second half. You don't need to be a scientist or expert in the subject to enjoy the evening, everyone is welcome to ask a question or make a comment.

Admission is free but the organizers ask for a voluntary contribution of about £2. It can be very crowded, so it's advisable to get there early for the talk which will start at about 7:30pm.

Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics - How we get science coverage wrong

"Science and medicine have transformed our lives immeasurably, and never in history have they been more central to our lives and well-being. Yet despite this, there is often a glaring disconnect between the findings of actual science and media reporting of such topics, and consequently there is often a needless chasm between public perception and the evidence on many contentious topics. This can lead to needlessly adversarial and counter-productive discourse of everything from vaccination to climate-change. In this talk, physicist and science journalist Dr. David Robert Grimes discusses the frequent problems in reporting science from misunderstandings to bad statistics to false balance, and discusses the factors that influence this and how such problems can be remedied.

Dr. David Robert Grimes (@drg1985) is a physicist and writes regular opinion and analysis pieces on scientific issues for the Irish Times and the Guardian science, and is a regular panelist on science issues on radio and television. He is joint-recipient of the 2014 Maddox Prize for Standing up for Science."

Event Link:

www.meetup.com/CafeSci-Basingstoke/events/222811009/

Contact:

Bob Clifford, 07811 289586 (info@cafesci-basingstoke.org.uk)

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