| Product Summary | | Format: Hardcover | | ISBN: 9781594202308 | | Publisher: PGNPR | | Publish Date: 10/29/2009 | | Buy.com Sku: 211305030 | | Item#: | | Dimensions (in Inches) 9.75H x 6.75L x 1.25T |
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| | | In this provocative and headline-making book, "New Yorker" staff writer Specter reveals that Americans have come to mistrust institutions, especially the institution of science. The author examines this fear and its terrible toll on individuals and the planet.
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New Yorker writer Michael Specter takes a stand for science, claiming that those who deny the obvious benefits of scientific advances such as vaccinations, prescription drugs and genetically modified food are actively obstructing the progress of the human species and promoting the spread of suffering, starvation and disease. Specter openly condemns those who continue to promote the modern-day alchemy represented by dietary supplements, organic foods and alternative medicines, unleashing a deluge of data which demonstrates that these trendy health inventions have repeatedly been proven to be ineffective. He calls for a renewal of the spirit of scientific inquiry which has driven progress since the Enlightenment and which represents our best hope for overcoming the most pressing problems of the contemporary world.
| Praise| "In this hotly argued yet data-filled diatribe, Mr. Specter skips past some of the easiest realms of science baiting (i.e., evolution) to address more current issues, from the ethical questions raised by genome research to the furiously fought debate over the safety of childhood vaccinations." - Janet Maslin 11/04/2009 "DENIALISM is a firestorm of a book, a broadside against anyone who would wish to hold back science out of fear....Specter's most important point is his most irresistible one. The only thing scarier than new technologies is refusing to have a healthy, informed, and civil discussion about them." - Anthony Doerr 11/15/2009 |
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