The battle lines are drawn The War on Science Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It Shawn Otto Milkweed Editions, 2016. 530 pp
In a stirring call to action, an author probes the forces that undermine evidence-based science policy In his new book, The War on Science, Shawn Otto documents the modern clash between what he calls the "authoritarians" (governments, large corporations, and religious groups) and the "...
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| Published in | Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) Vol. 353; no. 6294; p. 38 |
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| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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01.07.2016
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | In a stirring call to action, an author probes the forces that undermine evidence-based science policy
In his new book, The War on Science, Shawn Otto documents the modern clash between what he calls the "authoritarians" (governments, large corporations, and religious groups) and the "antiauthoritarians" (scientists and other liberal thinkers). Drawing on recent examples ranging from the evolution debate to vaccine skepticism, Otto describes the emergence of an antiscience movement whose focus is to disrupt the creation of evidence-based policy for the sake of preserving profitable business models or entrenched religious dogma. |
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| ISSN: | 0036-8075 1095-9203 |
| DOI: | 10.1126/science.aaf9243 |