Thursday, October 29, 2009

The Cost To The Planet Of Fearing Science

Time was when science was considered a value-neutral pursuit. That seems like an eternity ago. Nowadays, science is all too often viewed as as a political constituency and not always in our best interest. How much of a toll has the fear of science had on individuals and the planet? In Denialism, New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter examines the consequences of what's become a war against progress.

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