Greg's Reviews > Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming

Merchants of Doubt by Naomi Oreskes

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Jan 31, 11

bookshelves: science, history
Read in January, 2011

I heard about this from a podcast on the Science Podcast:

http://abc.gov.au/rn/scienceshow/stor...

I found it in my local library and was not disappointed. When "fair and balanced" counter balances the discoveries of science against the views of those with a profit motive, we are all the poorer. It saddens me that so many americans, including some cherished family members, have no idea of what goes into establishing a justified, true belief. The corporate control of our news outlets make it easy for tobacco companies and oil and coal companies to have their propaganda accepted uncritically. Progress seems hopeless, but the truth has a way of winning out. The book gives me hope and explains how these doubts are funded. Should be required reading for every one who wishes not to be duped by conmen.

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