Wednesday, July 28 at 8pm
Doors open at 7:30 

This month's topic:

IIG’s Investigative Work Exposes Nursing Board’s Pseudoscience Courses

The Independent Investigations Group (IIG) investigates fringe science, paranormal and extraordinary claims from a rational, scientific viewpoint, and disseminates factual information about such inquiries to the public. 

Brian Hart, one of the original members of IIG and a Steering Committee member, will show Café Inquiry attendees on Wed., July 28, how the IIG attempted to help the California Board of Registered Nurses (CBRN) overcome weaknesses in their course approval system. The IIG members were able to exploit these weaknesses and create a pseudoscience courseware that was approved by the board. But in the end, the CBRN considered the IIG its sworn enemy, and continues to allow the teaching of unscientific nursing classes. The entire board was eventually fired by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for other reasons, but the IIG will continue its battle for quality nursing education.

Brian has been the owner and president of the WPI computer networking consulting agency since 1985 and has worked as a sound recording engineer. A long-time investigator of paranormal claims, Brian presented a talk earlier this month at James Randi’s TAM conference in Las Vegas about the IIG investigation of the nursing board’s practices

Cafe Inquiry is our monthly casual get-together where you can have a coffee and chat with other people on various topics of science. A guest speaker opens the discussion with a brief intro to the subject and then the floor is open. All are welcome!

Held in the Steve Allen Theater lobby
at CFI-L.A.

The Center for Inquiry-Los Angeles
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90027
2 blocks west of Vermont
at Berendo
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See you there!