stand up for REAL science

The Dark Side of Antibiotics" is the title of our next Science Cafe in Hays, tomorrow night.

Dr. Jon Hauxwell, a retired physician from Stockton, KS, will help us

see how scientific theory can be applied to a real-life problem to help us understand what's going on, and develop strategies for changing it. The misuse of antibiotics has contributed to the emergence of superbugs we're increasingly unable to fight. Development of new antibiotics isn't keeping up. For every Gorillacillin, there's a Godzillabacter.

Jon is a fascinating man, with a wealth of diverse experiences which he shares in a regular column in the Hays Daily News. I was intrigued by a piece he wrote in July 2008 and emailed him my thanks. He became the inspiration for getting the Science Cafe going in Hays, as evidenced by a portion of his 7/12/2008 email to me:

I have regretted that although there would seem to be many of us who would like to see genuine science assume its proper role in informing and influencing our society's development (evolution?), I haven't found any local organizations devoted specifically to that purpose.

Do you know of any such? Is there a common ground upon which we could establish such in Hays, KS - or at least Ellis Co.?

A Friends for the Advancement of Science meeting is one I'd attend. Given all your current commitments of time and effort, could you participate in establishing a thing like that?

As usual, we'll be at Semolino's, 110 W. 11th Street, Hays, around 7 pm-ish.

Ed. for grammar