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Do police patrols reduce crime? Do welfare programs help the poor? Do smaller classes aid learning? Do smartphones harm teenagers?
Today, more and more people around the globe are using scientific evidence to figure out what works - in health, government, and business, as well as conservation, schools, and parenting. This wasn’t always the case.
For many years, most medical advice was based on doctors’ opinions and conventional wisdom, not solid science. Evidence-based medicine swept the world in the 1990s, becoming the predominant form of medicine practiced today, and the idea that evidence can guide decisions is quietly transforming a host of other fields as well.
Join Helen Pearson as she discusses her new book, Beyond Belief, and underscores the importance of evidence in all facets of our lives, especially in a time when science is under attack and questionable claims run rampant .
AUTHOR BIO
Helen Pearson has been a journalist and editor for Nature, the world’s leading science journal, for over 20 years, including five years leading the team as Chief Magazine Editor. She is also an Honorary Professor of Practice at University College London. Her first book, The Life Project, was named best science book of the year by The Observer, and book of the year for The Economist.
CHAIR BIO
Adrian Ely is Professor of Technology & Sustainability and Director of Policy Training & Executive Education at SPRU (the Science Policy Research Unit), in the University of Sussex Business School. He is interested in how societies respond to different kinds of uncertainty, and much of his research focuses on the regulation and governance of emerging (bio)technologies.
Helen will also be signing copies of her latest book, Beyond Belief, which will be available to purchase on the night. This event will take place upstairs in The Nightingale Room at The Grand Central Pub, Brighton. Unfortunately there is no wheelchair access available at this venue.
DOORS OPEN : 19:00
TALK STARTS : 19:30
AUDIENCE Q&A : 20:30
BOOK SIGNING : 21:00