Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science

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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. Title......Page 4 Dedication......Page 6 Acknowledgements......Page 7 Copyright......Page 8 Contents......Page 9 Introduction: The Falsification of Science......Page 11 1 Fraudulent Scientists......Page 13 2 Seeing What They Wanted to See......Page 74 3 Military Madness......Page 102 4 The One True Book......Page 123 5 Ideology Trumps Science......Page 155 6 The Political Corruption of Science......Page 207 6(i) Hitler’s Germany......Page 210 6(ii) Stalin’s Russia......Page 235 6(iii) Bush’s America......Page 252 Bibliography......Page 281 Index......Page 285