Up Close with Michael Shermer
This event is a pre-lecture dialogue with Dr. Michael Shermer. All UC San Diego undergraduates are invited to meet Dr. Michael Shermer and to learn more about his work, which – among others – challenges the public to ask scientific questions about the world and to critically evaluate the scientific validity of claims and statements encountered in daily life.
Date: April 2, 2009
Lunch from 12:00-12:30pm
Open Forum from 12:30-1:45pm
Location: Natural Sciences Building auditorium (room 1205)
Register for the FREE lunch here
Take a sneak peak at what’s in store by viewing Dr. Shermer’s videos on YouTube
Recommended Reading List:
- Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design (ISBN-10: 0805081216), Michael Shermer
- Why People Believe Weird Things: Pseudoscience, Superstition, and Other Confusions of Our Time (ISBN-10: 0805070893), Michael Shermer
- Science Friction: Where the Known Meets the Unknown (ISBN-10: 0805077081), Michael Shermer