[Sci-all-l] Hudson Valley Science Cafe: Why people believe in pseudoscientific and paranormal claims

[Flora Grabowska]

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Hudson Valley Science Café

Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 7:00 PM
Stuff and Nonsense: A Field Guide to Pseudoscience


Topic: "Why people believe in pseudoscientific and paranormal claims"

Presenter: Terrance Hines, Ph.D., Professor of 
Psychology, Pace University, Adjunct Professor of 
Neurology, New York Medical College, and author 
of "Pseudoscience and the Paranormal"

A Science Cafe is a monthly gathering in a Cafe, 
Pub or Restaurant, open to the public, with a 
short presentation of a topic followed by 
discussion. The essence of a Science Cafe is 
informality, with groups seated around tables 
with food and drink to encourage conversation. 
Hudson Valley Science Café usually meets on the 
4th Wednesday of the month, except where noted. 
Website: 
http://www.cafescientifique.org/hudsonvalley.htm

Meeting site: Diana's, 1015 Little Britain Road (Route 207)
New Windsor (just east of Stewart Newburgh 
Airport, on the opposite side of the road from 
the airport entrance).  See 
http://www.DIANASNY.com for menus and map.

$3.00 admission fee includes coffee or tea. If 
you arrive at 6 PM, you can order from the Early 
Bird menu. No orders are taken during the 
Presentation (7:00-7:30).

SAVE THESE DATES

November 19  (3rd Wednesday) "The Astronomic 
Search for the Origins of Life on Mars", Robert 
Novak, Ph.D., Professor and Chair of the Physics 
Department, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY

December 17, 2008 (3rd Wednesday) 
"Pharmacogenomics and the future of drug 
discovery".  Ronald Snyder, Ph.D. Schering Plough 
Research Institute, Lafayette, NJ

January 28, 2009  "Computer memories - present 
state and future". Janusz Nowak, Ph.D., Physical 
Science Deaprtment, T. J. Watson Research Center, 
IBM, Yorktown Heights, NY


Hudson Valley Science Café has received start-up 
funds from WGBH-NOVA and The American Chemical 
Society.
To suggest a speaker (yourself included), please 
contact Dr. Toby Rossman (tobyrossman at yahoo.com)
To be removed from this list, email Dr. Rossman 
with the word Remove in the subject.


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