Denying science : conspiracy theories, media distortions, and the war against reality / John Grant.

"... reminds us that the future of free, increasingly complex societies depends on the ability of an educated citizenry to think clearly and critically and make decisions based on reliable information"--Jacket.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Grant, John, 1949-
Language:English
Published: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
Subjects:
Physical Description:374 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book

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505 0 |a Unless we think, we aren't -- God told me to deny -- "The law is a ass" -- Thoroughly uncomplementary -- Puffing the product -- Paying with their lives -- The antivaxers -- The AIDS "controversy" -- Selfish help -- Dissent about descent -- We're (badly) designed -- No safe classroom? -- Evilution -- Eugenically speaking -- Social Darwinism -- It's the ecology, stupid -- So, what was the weather like in 2010? -- Global weirding -- Marketing climate denialism -- Climate denialism : dramatis personae. 
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