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Junk Science
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Author : Dan Agin, Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2007-11-27
Junk Science written by Dan Agin, Ph.D. and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-27 with Science categories.
An overdue indictment of government, industry, and faith groups that twist science for their own gain. During the next thirty years, the American public will suffer from a rampage against reason by special interests in government, commerce, and the faith industry, and the rampage has already begun. In Junk Science, Dan Agin offers a response—a stinging condemnation of the egregious and constant warping of science for ideological gain. In this provocative, wide-ranging, and hard-hitting book, Agin argues from the center that we will pay a heavy price for the follies of people who consciously twist the public's understanding of the real world. In an entertaining but frank tone, Agin separates fact from conveniently "scientific" fiction and exposes the data faking, reality ignoring, fear mongering, and outright lying that contribute to intentionally manufactured public ignorance. Many factions twist scientific data to maintain riches and power, and Agin outs them all in sections like these: --"Buyer Beware" (genetically modified foods, aging, and tobacco companies) --"Medical Follies" (chiropractics, health care, talk therapy) --"Poison and Bombs in the Greenhouse" (pollution, warfare, global warming) --"Religion, Embryos, and Cloning" --"Genes, Behavior, and Race" We already pay a heavy price for many groups' conscious manipulation of the public's understanding of science, and Junk Science arms us with understanding, cutting through the fabric of lies and setting the record straight.
Junk Science And The American Criminal Justice System
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Author : M. Chris Fabricant
language : en
Publisher: Akashic Books
Release Date : 2022-04-05
Junk Science And The American Criminal Justice System written by M. Chris Fabricant and has been published by Akashic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-05 with True Crime categories.
Innocence Project attorney M. Chris Fabricant presents an insider’s journey into the heart of a broken, racist system of justice and the role junk science plays in maintaining the status quo. Praise from John Grisham, author of A Time for Mercy: "No one in America will ever know the number of innocent people convicted, sent to prison, and even executed because of the flood of rotten forensics and bogus scientific opinions presented to juries. In this intriguing and beautifully crafted book, Innocence Project lawyer M. Chris Fabricant illustrates how wrongful convictions occur, and he makes it obvious how they could be prevented." "Fierce and absorbing . . . Fabricant chronicles the battles he and his colleagues have fought to unravel a century of fraudulent experts and the bad court decisions that allowed them to thrive." —Washington Post "Junk Science is a book that should be on every true-crime reader's shelves. It is an eye-opening and infuriating tour through the failed idealism of forensic science as a discipline, how certain techniques like analyzing fibers and bite marks wilt under scrutiny, and how the criteria for 'experts' in a courtroom can be laughable at best and dangerous at worst, causing scores of innocent people to lose decades behind bars (or, in some heartbreaking instances, their lives.)." —Slate, one of "The Best New True Crime That Won't Make You Feel Gross" From CSI to Forensic Files to the celebrated reputation of the FBI crime lab, forensic scientists have long been mythologized in American popular culture as infallible crime solvers. Juries put their faith in "expert witnesses" and innocent people have been executed as a result. Innocent people are still on death row today, condemned by junk science. In 2012, the Innocence Project began searching for prisoners convicted by junk science, and three men, each convicted of capital murder, became M. Chris Fabricant's clients. Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System chronicles the fights to overturn their wrongful convictions and to end the use of the "science" that destroyed their lives. Weaving together courtroom battles from Mississippi to Texas to New York City and beyond, Fabricant takes the reader on a journey into the heart of a broken, racist system of justice and the role forensic science plays in maintaining the status quo. At turns gripping, enraging, illuminating, and moving, Junk Science is a meticulously researched insider's perspective of the American criminal justice system. Previously untold stories of wrongful executions, corrupt prosecutors, and quackery masquerading as science animate Fabricant’s true crime narrative.
Junk Science Judo
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Author : Steven J. Milloy
language : en
Publisher: Cato Institute
Release Date : 2001
Junk Science Judo written by Steven J. Milloy and has been published by Cato Institute this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Health & Fitness categories.
This book is a simple, easy-to-read guide to debunking health scares and scams before you get hurt.
Little Black Book Of Junk Science
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Author : Alex B. Berezow
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-06-29
Little Black Book Of Junk Science written by Alex B. Berezow and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-29 with Errors, Scientific categories.
This handy reference guide will provide media, policy makers and the public with a handy A to Z checklist of realities and myths to distinguish real threats and risks, from perceived/hypothetical ones for everything from Aspartame to Zika.
Junk Science
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Author : D. P. Agin
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2007
Junk Science written by D. P. Agin and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Fraud in science categories.
Sound Science Junk Policy
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Author : Michele Morrone
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2002-06-30
Sound Science Junk Policy written by Michele Morrone and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-06-30 with Health & Fitness categories.
Morrone and Lohner assert that sound science is often misinterpreted, which leads to questionable policy decisions. This provocative look at environmental policymaking shows the importance of correctly interpreting science, and examines the full implications of using science as the major criterion in the decision-making process. Contemporary critics often argue that environmental policy problems are rooted in junk science. Yet Morrone and Lohner assert that many cases are based on sound science that is misinterpreted, which leads to questionable policy decisions. Revealing the way science is used in the environmental decision-making process, the authors illustrate how policies can go awry. Their combined experience in the public and private sectors is buttressed by a series of case studies, including: •Air pollution •Solid and hazardous waste management •Food protection •Vectors and their diseases •Drinking water safety This provocative look at environmental policymaking shows the importance of correctly interpreting science, and examines the full implications of using science as the major criterion in the decision-making process.
Sanctified Snake Oil
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Author : Susan K. Sarnoff
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 2001-03-30
Sanctified Snake Oil written by Susan K. Sarnoff and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-03-30 with Political Science categories.
Government supported junk social science-or sanctified snake oil as Sarnoff terms it-exists in all policy arenas along the entire political spectrum, as policy advocates seek to justify the continuation of ineffective programs and to block alternative solutions. This form of junk science is particularly dangerous and wasteful in terms of tax dollars because professional confirmation, media investigation and government support lend it an unwarranted imprimatur of validity. Sarnoff argues that it confuses the public and convinces them to support programs as ends in themselves, rather than determining whether or not such efforts actually achieve purported goals. Ineffectiveness, incompetence, lack of technology, ideology masquerading as policy, and even outright fraud serve to perpetuate the general confusion. This situation is exacerbated by the proliferation of media attention, much of it unmonitored for accuracy or bias. Sanctified snake oil, Sarnoff contends, spawns industries that drain public resources and attention from real, serious cases and distort public perceptions of the magnitude of the issues involved. This study sheds new light on this muddle and offers recommendations which will make it more difficult for junk science to represent itself as legitimate social policy.
Galileo S Revenge
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Author : Peter W. Huber
language : en
Publisher: Basic Books
Release Date : 1993-03-24
Galileo S Revenge written by Peter W. Huber and has been published by Basic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-03-24 with Law categories.
A scathing indictment of the growing role of junk science in our courtrooms. Peter W. Huber shows how time and again lawyers have used—and the courts have accepted—spurious claims by so-called expert witnesses to win astronomical judgments that have bankrupted companies, driven doctors out of practice, and deprived us all of superior technologies and effective, life-saving therapies.
Good Food Junk Food Rotten Food Science Book For Kids 5 7 Children S Science Education Books
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Author : Baby Professor
language : en
Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC
Release Date : 2017-12-01
Good Food Junk Food Rotten Food Science Book For Kids 5 7 Children S Science Education Books written by Baby Professor and has been published by Speedy Publishing LLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
Educate your child to make informed and healthy decisions. This book will help you achieve just that. Detailed in the pages are the main differences between good food, junk food and rotten food. The scientific approach to nutrition will help a child become more aware of his choices while at the same time, taking an interest in science. Secure a copy today!
Junk Science And The Rise Of Allopathic Medicine
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Author : Ryder Management Inc
language : en
Publisher: CreateSpace
Release Date : 2014-09-26
Junk Science And The Rise Of Allopathic Medicine written by Ryder Management Inc and has been published by CreateSpace this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-09-26 with categories.
The term "junk science" refers to faulty scientific research and/or data analysis. When we are forced to believe scientific reports that are based on faulty research or analysis, it is wrong to expect the masses to accept what amounts to nothing more than junk science. In terms of medicine today, if there exists a strong parallel to junk science ... and it meets the criteria and definition, is it not then "junk"? This book looks back at medicine over the past two hundred years. The purpose of this book is to help you make intelligent decisions when it comes to your health care.