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Evidence and logic are lacking in many areas of public debate today on hot-button issues ranging from dietary fat to vaccination.
In Science Under Attack, Dr. Alexander shows how science is being abused, sidelined or ignored, making it difficult or impossible for the public to form a reasoned opinion about important issues. Readers will learn why science is becoming more corrupt, and also how it is being abused for political and economic gain, support of activism, or the propping up of religious beliefs.
About the Author
Ralph B. Alexander is a science writer who puts science above political correctness. With a PhD in physics from the University of Oxford, he is the author of Global Warming False Alarm, and he has published numerous scientific papers and reports on complex technical issues.
The author has been a researcher at laboratories in Europe and Australia, a professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, the co-founder of an entrepreneurial materials company, and a market analyst in environmentally friendly materials for a small consulting firm. He lives in California with his wife Claudia.
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About the Book
To illustrate how science is being ignored and abused, the author examines six different issues and the way they are currently discussed: evolution, dietary fat, climate change, vaccination, GMO crops and continental drift. In his research, he has...
To illustrate how science is being ignored and abused, the author examines six different issues and the way they are currently discussed: evolution, dietary fat, climate change, vaccination, GMO crops and continental drift. In his research, he has gone back to the original source wherever possible rather than quoting second-hand sources, adding a degree of accuracy and nuance often missing.
The controversial assertion that science does not support the conventional wisdom on climate change should be of particular interest. Alexander shows that the scientific evidence for a substantial human contribution to climate change is actually flimsy, and he demonstrates the fallacy of comparing the strong link between smoking and lung cancer to the much weaker connection between human activity and global warming.
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Pages 256
Year: 2018
BISAC: SCI075000 SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects
Soft Cover
ISBN: 978-1-62894-363-4
Price: USD 22.95
Hard Cover
ISBN: 978-1-62894-364-1
Price: USD 32.95
eBook
ISBN: 978-1-62894-365-8
Price: USD 22.95
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