CSICOP Visits Midwest This Week
SkeptInq@aol.com
Tue, 9 Feb 1999 14:59:39 EST
LECTURES AT KANSAS STATE, KANSAS CITY, ST. LOUIS, WASHINGTON UNIV., AND
SPRINGFIELD, IL
CSICOP Public Relations Director Matt Nisbet will be touring parts of the
Midwest February 11-15. He'll be meeting with college students, members of
local skeptics groups and the local media. Tomorrow, (Thursday), he'll
preview the trip from 11:10 till 11:40CT on the "Paul Harris Show" heard on
St. Louis news radio station KTRS.
At several venues he will be giving a presentation titled "Skeptics Versus
The X-Files: The Media and the Paranormal." Using video clips and slides,
Nisbet reviews how the media portrays science and the paranormal, tackles the
immensely popular series The X-Files, highlights research linking media
presentations of the paranormal and viewer belief, and reviews efforts by
CSICOP, scientists and skeptics to work for better media coverage of science
and the paranormal.
--On Thursday evening, February 11, as part of the Skeptical Inquirer Lecture
series offered to colleges across the U.S. and Canada, Nisbet will be
presenting at Kansas State University. The talk will take place at 7pm in the
Flint Hills Room of the KSU Student Union. Contact jef4219@ksu.edu for more
information.
--On Saturday, February 13 at 730pm, Nisbet will be at the Center for
Inquiry-Midwest in Kansas City, MO. The Center is housed in the United Labor
Building, 6301 Rockhill Rd, Suite 412.
--On Sunday afternoon, Nisbet will be in St. Louis to present at a meeting
sponsored by the Gateway Skeptics and the Rationalist Society of St. Louis.
You can catch him at 2pm at the University City Library, 6701 Delmar,
University City, MO 63130.
--Sunday night at 7pm, Nisbet will be presenting at Washington University in
St. Louis. The meeting will take place in Lambert 303-304, third floor of
Mallinckrodt. It is sponsored by the Washington University League of Free
Thinkers (WULF.)
--On Monday, he'll travel to Springfield, IL to give a presentation sponsored
by the Rational Examination Association of Lincoln Land (REALL). The talk
will be held at 7pm at the Lincoln Library in Springfield. Call the REALL
hotline number for more information at 217-726-5354 and check out their
website at www.reall.org.
Everyone is encouraged to turn out for the events in their area. It promises
to be a provocative and informative presentation and a great way to find out
more about the international efforts of CSICOP. For more information, call
716-636-1425 X219.
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