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Saturday, March 8, 2 - 4 pm
Public & Free
Sponsored by the National Capital Area Skeptics
http://www.ncas.org
ncas@ncas.org

Speaker: Robert L. Park, Ph.D.
Former University of Maryland Physics Department Chair

National Science Foundation, Room 110
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA
Directions below

At this event, Professor Park will receive the 2008 NCAS Philip J.
Klass Award for his outstanding contributions in promoting critical
thinking and scientific understanding.

There was a total eclipse of the Sun on May 28, 585 B.C. What
distinguished this particular occultation of the Sun by the Moon was
that it had been predicted. The discovery of "The Law of Cause and
Effect" by Thales of Melitus is often taken as the birth of science.
It should also have marked the death of superstition. Why it did not
is the subject of this talk.

Robert L. Park is a professor of physics and former chair of the
Department of Physics at the University of Maryland. He divides his
time between the University and the Washington, DC office of the
American Physical Society, which he opened in 1982.

Author of more than a hundred technical papers on the structure and
properties of single-crystal surfaces, Professor Park now devotes
himself to helping the public distinguish genuine scientific advances
from foolish and fraudulent claims. A frequent guest on news programs,
he posts "What's New, "a provocative and widely-read weekly column on
the internet (www.bobpark.org), and is the author of Voodoo Science:
the Road from Foolishness to Fraud.

DIRECTIONS:
NSF is one block south of the Ballston-Marymount University metro stop
on the Orange Line. For most drivers, Route 66 to Fairfax Dr. to
Stuart Dr is the easiest route. Enter NSF from the corner of 9th St. N
and N Stuart Streets. Room 110 is on the left before the entry guard
-- you do not need to go through NSF security. Parking is available in
the Ballston Common mall, in the NSF building, and at other area
parking lots and garages. Metered parking is also available on the
surrounding streets.

See http://www.ncas.org for more Maps and directions