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Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science
Dave Levitan
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Description for Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science
Paperback. An eye-opening tour of the political tricks that subvert scientific progress Num Pages: 272 pages, 6 photographs, figures. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 17. Weight in Grams: 220.
In 1980, Ronald Reagan created one of the most stupid talking points of all time: I'm not a scientist, but... . Since then, politicians have repeatedly committed egregious transgressions against scientific knowledge prefaced by this seemingly innocuous phrase. Yet, as science journalist Dave Levitan reveals, that line is just the tip of the melting iceberg when it comes to rhetorical tools wielded to attack scientific findings that don't cooperate with political agendas. Just listen to Mike Huckabee dismiss climate change as a sunburn , Donald Trump suggest that vaccines cause autism or Todd Akin's infamous invention of ... Read more
In 1980, Ronald Reagan created one of the most stupid talking points of all time: I'm not a scientist, but... . Since then, politicians have repeatedly committed egregious transgressions against scientific knowledge prefaced by this seemingly innocuous phrase. Yet, as science journalist Dave Levitan reveals, that line is just the tip of the melting iceberg when it comes to rhetorical tools wielded to attack scientific findings that don't cooperate with political agendas. Just listen to Mike Huckabee dismiss climate change as a sunburn , Donald Trump suggest that vaccines cause autism or Todd Akin's infamous invention of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393353327
SKU
V9780393353327
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About Dave Levitan
Dave Levitan is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Philadelphia Inquirer, Scientific American, Slate, and many other outlets. He lives near Philadelphia with his wife.
Reviews for Not a Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, and Utterly Mangle Science
... deliciously mordant critique... A key handbook for an era of alternative facts and pressures on research.
Nature He [Dave Levitan] vividly demonstrates the nuance in data collection, that scientists can make mistakes, and beautifully constructs a metaphor of the body of science being constructed and reconstructed via layers of studies and discoveries over time. ... Read more
Nature He [Dave Levitan] vividly demonstrates the nuance in data collection, that scientists can make mistakes, and beautifully constructs a metaphor of the body of science being constructed and reconstructed via layers of studies and discoveries over time. ... Read more