If you're in the area, this lecture at U of T should be #1 priority this Friday: Science In An Age of Endarkenment: scientific fraud, quackery, religion and university politics.

When alternative medicine and academia collide... Featuring a major public symposium with David Colquhoun

Eminent UK scientist and noted skeptic David Colquhoun was recently at the centre of controversy after critiquing the pseudoscientific claims of a homeopathic practitioner. Prof. Colquhoun was asked to remove his site from the UCL server, but after a backlash from the scientific community, his website was revived. He will be speaking about alternative medicine, academia, and the conflicts that arise when the two intersect.

David Colquhoun is professor of pharmacology at University College London and fellow of the Royal Society. He runs a blog called "Improbable Science" (http://www.dcscience.net) dedicated to exposing and debunking pseudoscientific claims.

Public event: $7 general, $4 students, FREE for Friends of the Centre.

According to the Facebook group there are no pre-sale tickets so make sure to get there early for a decent seat. Unfortunately, I won't be able to make it but you might just see Kieran representing JoS in a Threadless T-shirt because I'm pretty sure he's a member of the Centre for Inquiry.