Fool Me Twice: Fighting the Assault on Science in America

by Shawn Lawrence Otto

Book Overview

Whenever the people are well informed, Thomas Jefferson wrote, they can be trusted with their own government.

But what happens in a world dominated by complex science? Are the people still well-enough informed to be trusted with their own government? And with less than 2 percent of Congress with any professional background in science, how can our government be trusted to lead us in the right direction?

Will the media save us? Don't count...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605292176
• ISBN13: 9781605292175
• Release Date: October 2011
• Publisher: Rodale Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.1"