ISSA: Counter Intuition Conference

[Benjamin G.S. Horsman]

Hello,

Apologies if this is on Facebook and everybody already knows about it  --

The Integrated Science Student Association is hosting a dinner and lecture event on Wednesday.  It will be covering some topics that have been discussed in the journal club:

Counter­intuition – how science can help us differentiate between seemingly good and truly good

Date: Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011 5:30pm‐10:00pm

Topic: Illicit Drug Use and Harm Reduction – Evidence against the War on Drugs

Thomas Kerr

Topic: The Hygiene Hypothesis – why cleaner does not mean healthier

Natalie Prystajecky

Topic: The potential harm that can be caused by international volunteers and humanitarian efforts

Grant Charles

Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:58:42 -0800
> From: ubc.s...@ubc.ca
> Subject: ISSA: Counter Intuition Conference
> To: 
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> Hello
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> The Integrated Sciences Students Association has asked me to circulate the attached files concerning the upcoming ISSA Counter Intuition Conference scheduled from 5:30 - 10:00 in the Irving Barber Learning Center (IBL) room 261 on Wednesday March 2nd.
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> The conference includes dinner and three seminars that seek to examine the role that science and scientific evidence can play in unravelling unseen or unintended harm that results from intended good activities.
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> The three seminars topics include:
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> Potential harm caused by international volunteers and humanitarian efforts.
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> The hygiene hypothesis and the harmful effects of being too clean
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> Harm reduction and the problems of the war on drugs.
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> Please pass the information on to studnets that might be interested.
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> 
> Bill Ramey
> Senior Undergraduate Academic Advisor
> Microbiology and Immunology