The politically incorrect guide to science /
Bethell, Tom.
The politically incorrect guide to science / Tom Bethell. - Washington, D.C. : Regnery Pub., c2005. - xiii, 270 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.
Introduction: the lures of politics -- Global warming -- Yes, more nukes -- Good vibes: radiation hormesis -- "Good chemistry" -- The DDT ban -- Biodiversity and endangered species -- African AIDS: a political epidemic -- The folly of Dolly: cloning and its discontents -- The stem cell challenge to bioengineering -- A map to nowhere -- The great cancer error -- The abiding myths: flat earth and warfare between science and religion -- By chance, or by design? -- Evolution: the missing evidence -- Epilogue-- Notes -- Index.
Argues that the explanations of issues such as global warming, stem cell research, and evolution that are presented to the public are actually formulated by liberals seeking to advance their own agenda and preserve their research funding.
089526031X : PAP $19.95
Natl Book Network, Oreil Customer Service Dept 15200 Nbn Way Bldg D Po Box 190, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, 17214-0190 SAN 630-0065
2005029108
Science--United States.
Q127.U5 / B48 2005
509/.73
The politically incorrect guide to science / Tom Bethell. - Washington, D.C. : Regnery Pub., c2005. - xiii, 270 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-258) and index.
Introduction: the lures of politics -- Global warming -- Yes, more nukes -- Good vibes: radiation hormesis -- "Good chemistry" -- The DDT ban -- Biodiversity and endangered species -- African AIDS: a political epidemic -- The folly of Dolly: cloning and its discontents -- The stem cell challenge to bioengineering -- A map to nowhere -- The great cancer error -- The abiding myths: flat earth and warfare between science and religion -- By chance, or by design? -- Evolution: the missing evidence -- Epilogue-- Notes -- Index.
Argues that the explanations of issues such as global warming, stem cell research, and evolution that are presented to the public are actually formulated by liberals seeking to advance their own agenda and preserve their research funding.
089526031X : PAP $19.95
Natl Book Network, Oreil Customer Service Dept 15200 Nbn Way Bldg D Po Box 190, Blue Ridge Summit, PA, USA, 17214-0190 SAN 630-0065
2005029108
Science--United States.
Q127.U5 / B48 2005
509/.73