Simon Singh journalist to speak on libel and science at Essex 16 Feb

Maths Department hosting on the 16^th Feb from 5pm: http://www.essex.ac.uk/maths/department/Winsten_Lecture.aspx

 In 2008, Singh was unsuccessfully sued for libel by the British Chiropractic Association for criticising their activities in a column in The Guardian, which prompted calls for the reform of English libel laws:http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2010/apr/15/simon-singh-libel-case-dropped

Go if you can!