Book party at AIBS

The American Institute for Biological Sciences is celebrating the launch of its new webstore with a virtual book party, featuring Chris Mooney and Carl Zimmer, at 2:00 p.m. EST on February 25, 2010. Mooney will discuss his and Sheril Kirshenbaum's Unscientific America: How Scientific Illiteracy Threatens Our Future (Basic Books, 2009), Zimmer will discuss his The Tangled Bank: An Introduction to Evolution (Roberts and Company, 2009), and both will participate in a discussion on the public understanding of science. Plus copies of their books will be given to two lucky participants! Registration for the virtual book party is free but space is limited, so register now.