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Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science

By Paul Barnett

Book information

Publisher
Facts, Figures & Fun
Year
2007
ISBN
1904332730, 9781904332732
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (1668972 bytes)
Pages
336\0
Library
AvaxHome
Time added
2014-11-16 13:02:30

Description

In Discarded Science, John Grant took a fascinating look at all the things science got wrong through the centuries. But at least those were honest mistakes. Grant’s equally absorbing follow-up examines something more sinister: deliberate hoaxes and frauds. He takes us through a rogue’s gallery that features faked creatures, palaeontological trickery, false psychics, and miracle cures that aren’t so miraculous. See how ideology, religion, and politics have imposed themselves on science throughout history, from the Catholic Church’s influence on cosmology to Nazi racist pseudoscience to the Bush Administration’s attempt to deny climate change. The themes, while entertaining as ever, are serious and timely.

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