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Saturday, June 4 • 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Medicine and the Alternative

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Homeopathy, acupuncture, naturopathy and faith healing are just some of the well-known “alternative” therapies existing alongside modern medicine. Are these approaches dangerous, helpful, or at best merely harmless? And does modern medicine truly have a better track record?

Speakers
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Jeanne P. Adams

Virtual Guest Speaker, Science and Tech
A lifelong reader and writer of fantasy and suspense, award-winning author Jeanne Adams is an extrovert in an introverted profession. So, she's always up for talking...about ANYTHING! Geekery of all kinds, reading, books, baseball, dogs and dog-showing, suspense, and body disposal... Read More →
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JT the Enginerd

Science Guest
JT the Enginerd has a background in Engineering from Virginia Tech but jumped ship slightly in order to teach Engineering Design at the high school level.  She has been teaching two levels of engineering for the past six  years and is currently working on obtaining National Board... Read More →
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Darin Kennedy

Author
Darin Kennedy, born and raised in Winston-Salem, NC, is a graduate of Wake Forest University and Bowman Gray School of Medicine. After completing family medicine residency in the mountains of Virginia, he served eight years as a United States Army physician and wrote his first novel... Read More →
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DL Leonine

Geek Life
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James Maxey

James Maxey’s mother warned him that reading all those comic books would warp his mind. She was right. Now an adult who can’t stop daydreaming, James is unsuited for decent work and ekes out a pittance writing down demented fantasies about masked women, fiery dragons, and monkeys... Read More →


Saturday June 4, 2016 1:00pm - 2:00pm EDT
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