Scientocracy (Paperback)

Patrick J. Michaels

ISBN 10: 1948647494 / ISBN 13: 9781948647496

Published by Cato Institute,U.S., Washington DC, 2019

Paperback. Scientific research is the time-honored key to objective knowledge. In the past it was funded pluralistically, but today certain portions of the market for knowledge are dominated by a single buyer, namely the government. This is especially true in the research fields that impinge on the regulatory sphere, such as pollution and climate change. As discussed in Scientocracy: The Tangled Web of Public Science and Public Policy, science today is in systematic trouble. The popular notion is that science is a force for good. Knowledge, derived from theory and experiment, gives rise to technological advancement, which results in improved lives for all. The editors and authors of this book believe that this is not always the case. Science can be a force for good, and it has enhanced our lives in countless ways, but even a cursory look at the last century shows that what passes for "science" can be detrimental. This book examines a number of recent abuses of science in research areas including nutrition, pollution, drugs and the opioid crisis, and global warming. Please don't let this book make you into a science cynic. Science has done much for us under both public and private funding; we certainly live longer, healthier lives! Many fundamental questions have been answered, especially in physics. We look forward to a future of still more vigorous scientific discovery; we ask only that science be structured in a more polycentric manner, and less subject to authoritarian abuse. We believe that the chapters you are about to read will more than justify these desires. Science can be a force for good, and it has enhanced our lives in countless ways, but even a cursory look at the last century shows that what passes for "science" can be detrimental. This book documents only some of the more recent abuses of science that informed members of the public should be aware of. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781948647496

Synopsis:

Science can be a force for good, and it has enhanced our lives in countless ways, but even a cursory look at the last century shows that what passes for "science" can be detrimental. This book documents only some of the more recent abuses of science that informed members of the public should be aware of.

About the Author:

Patrick J. Michaels is the director of the Center for the Study of Science at the Cato Institute. Michaels is a past president of the American Association of State Climatologists and was program chair for the Committee on Applied Climatology of the American Meteorological Society. He is the author and editor of several titles including Lukewarming: The New Climate Science that Changes Everything and Climate of Extremes: Global Warming Science They Don't Want You to Know.

Terence Kealey is a professor of clinical biochemistry at the University of Buckingham in the United Kingdom and a senior fellow at the Cato Institute.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Scientocracy (Paperback)
Publisher: Cato Institute,U.S., Washington DC
Publication Date: 2019
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new