The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do about It

by Shawn Lawrence Otto

Book Overview

"Wherever the people are well informed," Thomas Jefferson wrote, "they can be trusted with their own government." But what happens when they are not? In every issue of modern society--from climate change to vaccinations, transportation to technology, health care to defense--we are in the midst of an unprecedented expansion of scientific progress and a simultaneous expansion of danger.

At the very time we need them most,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1571313532
• ISBN13: 9781571313539
• Release Date: May 2016
• Publisher: Milkweed Editions
• Length: 514 Pages
• Weight: 1.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"