NYC Event: Limiting Knowledge in a Democracy

Join us in Manhattan on May 27, for a conference featuring award-winning journalists, distinguished scholars and policy makers discussing how the U.S. government and other political and cultural institutions distort or otherwise affect the flow of information.

Limiting Knowledge in a Democracy A Social Research Conference at The New School
Thursday, May 27, 2010
John Tishman Auditorium
66 West 12th St. in Manhattan

Limits on Knowledge: The Nexus of Power, Policy, and Research
Panel: Michael Oppenheimer, Ronald Bayer, Nicholas Lemann and Eric Lichtblau
Moderator: Kenneth Prewitt
10:30 a.m.–1:15 p.m.

Mechanisms of Limiting Knowledge
Panel: Daniel Sarewitz, John Palfrey and David D. Aufhauser
Moderator: Trebor Scholz
2:15 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

What We Have Learned About Limiting Knowledge in a Democracy
Panel: Peter L. Galison, Victor Navasky, Naomi Oreskes, and Anthony Romero.
Moderator: Aryeh Neier
6:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

Tickets are $10 for the full day or $5 per session. The conference is free for students.
Register at www.socres.org/limitingknowledge/tickets.html.
More information is available at at www.socres.org/limitingknowledge.