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SUMMARY:The Science of Sword Swallowing - Dan Meyer\, Cutting edge Innerta
 inment
DTSTART:20090305T180000Z
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CONTACT:Jennifer Molloy
DESCRIPTION:Dan Meyer\, expert sword swallower\, three times Guinness Worl
 d Record holder and winner of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize for Medicine\, is wi
 dely recognized as the world’s foremost authority on the ancient art of 
 sword swallowing.\n\nHe was the author of a year-long medical study ‘Swo
 rd Swallowing and its Side Effects’ published in the prestigious British
  Medical Journal. For this he received one of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prizes\; a
 warded for research that "first makes people laugh\, and then makes them t
 hink". He also made history by being the first person in America to swallo
 w a solid steel sword while submerged underwater in a tank of live sharks 
 and stingrays\n\nDuring the evening he will discuss the history and medica
 l aspects of sword swallowing and demonstrate his art live on stage\, in w
 hat promises to be an unforgettable show.\n\nWe look forward to seeing you
  there!
LOCATION:Lady Mitchell Hall\, Sidgwick Avenue\, Cambridge
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