Denialism : how irrational thinking hinders scientific progress, harms the planet, and threatens our lives /

Specter, Michael.

Denialism : how irrational thinking hinders scientific progress, harms the planet, and threatens our lives / Michael Specter. - New York : Penguin Press, 2010 - 320 pages

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Vioxx and the fear of science -- Vaccines and the great denial -- The organic fetish -- The era of echinacea -- Race and the language of life -- Surfing the exponential.

9780143118312

2009028489


Science--Social aspects.
Research--Forecasting.
Belief and doubt.
Science--Philosophy.

Q175.5 / .S697 2009

306.4/5

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