{"product_id":"merchants-of-doubt-erik-m-conway","title":"Merchants of Doubt (Erik M. Conway)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe U.S. scientific community has long led the world in research on such areas as public health, environmental science, and issues affecting quality of life. Our scientists have produced landmark studies on the dangers of DDT, tobacco smoke, acid rain, and global warming. But at the same time, a small yet potent subset of this community leads the world in vehement denial of these dangers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMerchants of Doubt \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists and scientific advisers, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades. Remarkably, the same individuals surface repeatedly - some of the same figures who have claimed that the science of global warming is \"not settled\" denied the truth of studies linking smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole. \"Doubt is our product,\" wrote one tobacco executive. These 'experts' supplied it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNaomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway, historians of science, roll back the rug on this dark corner of the American scientific community, showing how ideology and corporate interests, aided by a too-compliant media, have skewed public understanding of some of the most pressing issues of our era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eErik Conway \u003c\/b\u003eis a historian of science and technology and works for the California Institute of Technology. He is the author of seven books and dozens of articles and essays. He lives in Pasadena, California.\n\u003cb\u003eNaomi Oreskes\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of the History of Science at Harvard University. Her opinion pieces have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and many other outlets. Her TED talk, \"Why We Should Trust Scientists,\" was viewed more than a million times.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 368 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65922320826717,"sku":"K031345790","price":16.6,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/3134579000001A.jpg?v=1789412529","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/merchants-of-doubt-erik-m-conway","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}