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IT AIN'T NECESSARILY SO - Dr. David Murray
Saturday, October 27, 2pm-3:30pm
Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville, MD

Dr. David Murray, discusses and signs his book, It Ain't Necessarily So:
How Media Make and Unmake the Scientific Picture of Reality. The book
will be available for purchase at the talk. The first chapter may be read
online at http://www.stats.org/book.htm

"Until we learn the intricacies of media culture and the processes by which
news is made, we are vulnerable to a daily dose of misunderstanding
contained in each morning's headlines. Indeed, we are at risk of perpetually
misdiagnosing our modern world and the role we play in it."� from the
introduction. 

Dr. Murray is Director of Research for the Statistical Assessment Service
(STATS), a non-profit organization dedi-cated to improving media coverage of
scientific and statistical information.

Saturday, October 27, 2pm-3:30pm
Twinbrook Library, 202 Meadow Hall Drive, Rockville

Note: Because of reconstruction at our usual meeting place, programs this 
season are scheduled at different locations and sometimes at different 
times than in the past. Plesae be careful that you check the correct location
AND time for each meeting.

The Twinbrook Library (intersection of Veirs Mill and Twinbrook) is 3/4 mile
from the Twinbrook Metro on the Red Line, or take Metro Bus Q2 or Ride On 
bus 45 (www.rideonbus.com)

National Capital Area Skeptics Public Lecture Series
FREE admission - Everyone welcome - members and non-members

For more information call the 24-hour NCAS Skeptic Line recording at 
(301) 587-3827
e-mail: ncas@ncas.org
www.ncas.org

NCAS is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization which promotes critical 
thinking and scientific understanding. 

NCAS...for good reason

Next month -- Childhood Vaccine Controversy
Saturday, November 10, 10:30-12:30 Twinbrook Library
Arthur Allen will speak about recent controversies regarding the safety of
childhood vaccines. He will touch on scientific issues as well as the
motivation, ideology and historical role of anti-vaccine activists in 
America. Allen is a freelance writer who regularly contributes health, 
science and other articles to The Washington Post, Salon.com and other
publications. [rescheduled from March 2001]