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Saturday, Dec 11 Bethesda, MD

LECTURE: "Crazy Ideas in Science". Robert Ehrlich, professor of
physics, George Mason University, discusses the value of crazy ideas in
the development of science, and criteria for sorting out more promising
and less promising ones. 2 P.M. Saturday, Dec 11. Free and open to the
public. Bethesda Public Library, 7400 Arlington Rd, Bethesda, MD (near
Bethesda Metro station) Hosted by the National Capital Area Skeptics.
phone: 301 587-3827
email: ncas@ncas.org
web:   www.ncas.org


Thank you,
Garold Stone, NCAS
ncas@ncas.org

ABOUT THE SPEAKER:
Robert Ehrlich is currently a professor of physics at George Mason
University.  He began his career after receiving a B.S. in Physics from
Brooklyn College in 1959, and Ph. D. in physics from Columbia
University in 1964 in experimental particle physics, having worked on
the Nobel Prize winning "two neutrino" experiment.  Dr. Ehrlich has
held positions at the University of Pennsylvania, Rutgers University,
and the State University of New York College at New Paltz. He joined
the physics department at George Mason University in 1976 as its chair,
a position he held for 13 years.  Dr. Ehrlich has authored or edited
nineteen books and 79 articles in areas including particle physics,
physics demonstrations, and nuclear arms control. His most recent book:
"Eight Preposterous Propositions," was recently published by Princeton
University Press.

ABOUT NCAS:
The National Capital Area Skeptics is an independent nonprofit
educational and scientific organization that promotes critical thinking
and scientific understanding, with a focus on paranormal and
fringe-science claims. NCAS is based in the Washington, Maryland, and
Virginia community, where it serves as an advocate for science and
reason, actively promoting the scientific method, rational inquiry, and
education. NCAS is at the front lines in the battle against gullibility
and fraud.  301 587-3827 ncas@ncas.org www.ncas.org.