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Sidestepping Rhetorical Quicksand in Debates in the Life Sciences

Event Details

Date
Friday, October 23, 2015
Time
12:30 p.m.
Location
Check event display boards, Union South
Description
After examining ways in which inartfully chosen words and images sewed public confusion about 'mad cow' disease, the transmissibility of Ebola and GMOs, this speech will suggest criteria for grounding scientific communication in clarifying language. All are invited to attend this public keynote, which will be given by Professor Kathleen Hall Jamieson, the director of the Annenberg Public Policy Center at the University of Pennsylvania.
Cost
Free

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