Silencing Science

by Steven Milloy and Michael Gough

Science has been a major contributor to the health and wealth we enjoy today, but not everyone is happy with it. Science can get in the way of social and environmental activists, politicians, lawyers, and government regulators. This book is a tongue-in-cheek how-to manual for the concerned citizen annoyed by pesky science. The authors describe more than 20 efforts of individuals and organizations to stop science in its tracks using techniques ranging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1882577728
• ISBN13: 9781882577729
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Cato Institute
• Length: 61 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Biased Liberal Science Is Nonsense

Promoting a liberal agenda is not what science should do. It should promote the truth and freedom, and free enterprise, and not bias. Too bad those slimy evil liberals hijack science for their own sick agenda, like one world government or anti capitalist. This book shows how they are ALL WRONG!

excellent

I'll be honest--this book does speak to my libertarian notions, but in truth, the science in it holds up better than the "science" of the kind it attacks (generally, the "science" cited by environmentalists).The suggestion that a negative reviewer makes below for "Science Under Seige" as being "unbiased" is ridiculous. That work is in the camp of the Gore/Ehrlich alarmist liars. If this book is biased, then that one is 100x moreso.Furthermore, I'd say that this book definitely holds up better on logical merits than most books which sell the opposite viewpoints.

An inflammatory read!

This book should be required reading by all thinking persons--not because the authors get it right or because they support my pet notions (I certainly disagree with some of their positions) but because they challenge a number of cherished ideas, particularly those of the environmentalist camp. What good is an idea if it's too fragile to examine honestly? The authors' tongue-in-cheek style make this an easy book to read, but the overall message, whether you agree with their conclusions or not, is an important one: don't just accept what you're told as fact, go out and discover the truth!

Someone is finally defending real science!

Being a Pre-med student majoring in Microbiology at a major university known for being liberal, one would expect that I would hate this book. One would be wrong. What I hate is the use of "junk science" by environmentalists and policy makers. Not only does this prevent real scientific progress, but it can actually cause real harm to society. This book calls for a separation of politics and science, for they make strange and dangerous bedfellows. It's a must read for anyone intersted in preserving real science.

short but good

Lays out numerous examples of science being swept uo under the rug because it didn't produce the desired answer. Funny too. The book should be required reading in highschool science classes.