The War on Science
Book description
Winner of the MN Book Award for Nonfiction. "Wherever the people are well informed," Thomas Jefferson wrote, "they can be trusted with their own government." But what happens when they are not? In every issue of modern society--from climate change to vaccinations, transportation to technology, health care to defense--we are…
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2 authors picked The War on Science as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
We are living in a time when ideology, myth, superstition, and ignorance seem to have more influence than ever in shaping our future.
This excellent and important book by Shawn Otto explains the forces (political and economic) at work that are aimed at undermining the role that knowledge and rational empirical evidence might play in making rational public policy decisions. This includes the effort to weaken the role that science might ideally play in helping us to address real-world challenges.
As one who studies and seeks to assess disaster preparedness, response, and mitigation, I have come to believe this “war”…
From Robert's list on the “war” between politics and science.
A potentially enormous benefit of the scientific revolution is that government policies can be based on empirical evidence rather than hunches, guesses, and biases.
Unfortunately, the eroding credibility of science and scientists undermines the persuasiveness of scientific evidence supporting or refuting the likely consequences of government policies. Otto explains how and why evidence-based policy-making is under attack from identity politics, political ideology, and businesses.
From Gary's list on science’s eroding reputation.
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