http://www.sciencechicago.com/feed/all-events en http://www.sciencechicago.com/content/all-events <h2 class="bigheader">All Events</h2> <br/> <br/> <div class="view-content-calendar"> <h2 class="title"><a title="view this item" href="/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&amp;id=20613">The Panic Virus</a></h2><div class="times"><span class="start">4/16/2011 1:00pm</span><span class="end"> - 4/16/2012 2:00pm</span></div><div class="content">In 1998 a British gastroenterologist published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized the story and, in the process, helped launch one of the fastest-spreading health scares ever—linking childhood vaccines and autism. <br><br> Join us for a lecture by former Newsweek senior journalist Seth Mnookin, author of the critically acclaimed book <i>The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear.</i> He will draw upon interviews with parents, public-health advocates, scientists, and anti-vaccine activists to tackle a fundamental question: How do we decide what the truth is?</div><br><br> </div> <script> document.getElementById('gdtitle').style.display='none'; </script> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:06:12 -0500 admin 96 at http://www.sciencechicago.com