Seminar date: 12 Apr 2018, from 5.15pm (UK)
Location: LSHTM, UK
Why are scientists losing the public debate? Even when scientific consensus is achieved, denialists create doubt, thus impeding scientific progress and putting lives at risk.
The LSHTM Showcase “Science Denialism” demonstrates the strategies successfully used by vaccine, climate change and HIV-AIDS denialists to advance their cause.
Speakers include:
- Professor Peter Piot, Director of LSHTM and former founding Executive Director of UNAIDS
- Bob Ward, Policy and Communications Director for the Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
- Dr Heidi Larson, Professor of Anthropology and Director of The Vaccine Confidence Project
The event will be followed by a reception in the South Courtyard Cafe
To find out more about this event, and how to register, visit the LSHTM website.