The march of unreason : science, democracy, and the new fundamentalism
Our daily news bulletins bring us tales of the wonder of science, from Mars rovers and intelligent robots to developments in cancer treatment, and yet often the emphasis is on the potential threats posed by science. It appears that irrationality is on the rise in western society, and public opinion is increasingly dominated by unreflecting prejudice and unwillingness to engage with factual evidence. From genetically modified crops and food, organic farming, the MMR vaccine, environmentalism, the precautionary principle and the new anti-capitalist and anti-globalisation movements, the rejection
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From optimism to pessimism
Medicine and magic
The myth of organic farming
The case for GM crops
The case against GM crops
The rise of eco-fundamentalism
The perils of precaution
The attack on science
Multinational companies and globalization
Reason and democracy
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011