Junk Science: How Politicians, Corporations, and Other Hucksters Betray Us

Dan Agin

ISBN 10: 0312352417 / ISBN 13: 9780312352417

Published by Thomas Dunne Books, 2006

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Synopsis:

Dan Agin, Ph.D., argues that we will pay a heavy price for the follies of groups that consciously warp the public's understanding of science to maintain riches and power. In an entertaining but frank tone, Agin exposes the data faking, reality ignoring, fear-mongering, and outright lying that contribute to intentionally manufactured public ignorance while telling us what we really need to know in sections including: Buyer Beware (genetically modified foods, aging, and tobacco companies); Medical Follies (chiropractics, health care, talk therapy).Poison and Bombs in the Greenhouse (pollution, warfare, global warming); and, Religion, Embryos, and Cloning, Genes, Behaviour, and Race.

About the Authors:

Dan Agin has a Ph.D. in biological psychology and thirty years of laboratory–research experience in neurobiology. He is Associate Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago, and editor in chief of the online journal ScienceWeek (http://scienceweek.com).

Dan Agin has a Ph.D. in biological psychology and thirty years of laboratory-research experience in neurobiology. He is Associate Professor Emeritus of Molecular Genetics and Cell Biology at the University of Chicago, and editor in chief of the online journal ScienceWeek (http://scienceweek.com).

Bibliographic Details

Title: Junk Science: How Politicians, Corporations,...
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket