Merchants Of Doubt: How A Handful Of Scientists Obscured The Truth On Issues From Tobacco Smoke To Global Warming
ISBN:
9781408824665 (1408824663)
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
History,
Science,
Environment,
Economics,
Politics,
Philosophy,
Psychology,
Social Science,
Skepticism,
Climate Change
I don't have much to add to the thousands of reviews already here. It's a fascinating book that helped me understand the origins of anti-scientism in America and how it's linked to ideology. It's true that the examples in the book highlight the way big business and anti-regulation conservatives have...
Meticulous and engaging. And enraging.
Incredible book. Fascinating and infuriating. Their bias is obvious, but since I share it, I don't really mind. I do think they let the mainstream scientists off a little too easily; they need to find a way to fight this kind of thing.
13 years ago
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