CCT Dine & Discuss - The Rise of Anti-Science

1860 Tamiami Trail North,Naples FL 34102

11 April, 2023

Description

Vourla Cafe is welcoming us with open arms and is excited to have our group!  A wide variety of freshly homemade Mediterranean food will be served family style at the tables.   $39 - includes appetizers, salad, entrées, and dessert. Wine and mixed drinks can be ordered separately from the full bar. Located at the Coastland Center Mall next to the Food Court on the south side of the mall (Fleischmann Blvd entrance). The event will start at 6:00 pm.   Speaker: Charles Kupchella Topic: The Rise of Anti-Science and Anti-Intellectualism in America: Evidence and Downside Description: There has been a rise in both anti-science sentiment and anti-intellectualism in America. How did this happen?  Is this a consequence of today’s politicization of truth -- derived from “anti” issues about masks, climate or vaccines?  Did this come from conflicts between science and religion, e.g. creationism vs evolution?  Could it be traced all the way back to the Enlightenment giving way to Romanticism and other “isms"? Implications for our Country if science is no longer used as a guide to government policies? What are the consequences of diminishing support for science and education as drivers of our economy? About the Speaker: Charles E. Kupchella, PhD served as President of the University of North Dakota –1999-2008. He is a past-president of both the American Association for Cancer Education and the Kentucky Academy of Science.  He holds a PhD in Biology from St. Bonaventure University and an undergraduate degree from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Dr. K is the author more than fifty published articles in medical and other scientific periodicals.  He is also the author of six books on cancer, the special senses and the environment and other aspects of human biology. His most recent books: “The Tree Shack: A Story about the Foundations of Morality and the Origins of Humankind,” published in 2014 and Morality: How it Evolved and how it was Hijacked and Confounded by Religion, 2019.