Book Clubs
Join special guest Simon Singh for a drink and a lively discussion on alternative medicine, based around his appropriately-named book Trick or Treatment? Alternative Medicine on Trial.
Simon Singh is well known for his bestsellers Fermat’s Last Theorem, The Code Book and Big Bang. However, he has also become famous for recently being sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association, after publishing a comment in The Guardian (a cached copy is seen here: http://svetlana14s.narod.ru/Simon_Singhs_silenced_paper.html).
In Trick or Treatment, he scrutinises the evidence for and against the effectiveness of alternative therapies like chiropractic treatment and homeopathy. Although it helps, there is no need to read the book, as the discussion will be about alternative medicine and the type of evidence (or lack of evidence!) supporting them.
Turn up a few minutes early to grab yourself a pint and settle in!
Date: Monday 26 October 2009
Time: 7pm start
Place: The Blue Posts pub (upstairs), 28 Rupert Street, Piccadilly, W1D 6DJ. [gmap]
Cost: Free
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This month, join our special guest Peter Bentley for a drink and a lively discussion about his latest book “The Undercover Scientist” (Or, in America: “Why Sh*t Happens: the science of a really bad day”), which is widely available in all large bookstores. Although it helps, there is no need to read the book – the discussion will be more about the interesting topics covered by the book, which anyone can ask questions about and contribute to.
Date: Monday 28 September 2009
Time: 7pm start
Place: The Blue Posts pub (upstairs), 28 Rupert Street, Piccadilly, W1D 6DJ. [gmap]
Cost: Free
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Join special guest Michael Brooks for a drink and a lively discussion about his latest book 13 Things That Don’t Make Sense. Michael also wrote New Scientist’s special cover feature “Seven things that don’t make sense about gravity“, which was published just last month.
Date: Thursday 30 July 2009
Time: 7pm start
Place: Costa Coffee (Basement), Waterstones Cafe, Piccadilly. [gmap]
Cost: Free
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Special guest Lewis Wolpert will be discussing his latest book How We Live and Why We Die: the Secret Lives of Cells.
Date: Tuesday 30 June 2009
Time: 7pm start
Place: Costa Coffee (Basement), Waterstones Cafe, Piccadilly. [gmap]
Cost: Free
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Special guest Jennifer Rohn will be discussing her scientific novel Experimental Heart.
Date: Tuesday 26 May 2009
Time: 7pm start
Place: Costa Coffee (Basement), Waterstones Cafe, Piccadilly. [gmap]
Cost: Free
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Special guest Brian Clegg will be discussing his new book Ecologic.
Date: Wednesday 29 April 2009
Time: 7pm start
Place: 5th View Cafe (top floor), Waterstones, Piccadilly. [gmap]
Cost: Free
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Special guest Armand Leroi will be discussing his bestselling book Mutants.
Date: Wednesday 11 March 2009
Time: 7pm start
Place: Waterstones Cafe (top floor), Piccadilly. [gmap]
Cost: Free
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