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Michael Specter: The danger of science denial | Video on TED.com
Vaccine-autism claims, "Frankenfood" bans, the herbal cure craze: All point to the public's growing fear (and, often, outright denial) of science and reason, says Michael Specter. He warns the trend spells disaster for human progress.
Michael Specter - @ Leigh Bureau
Michael Specter’s truthful, rigorously researched, and often politically incorrect views are the perfect antidote to the widespread rebellion against scientific thought and the products of scientific inquiry, such as the new wonder drugs, the new vaccines that are being refused by the public, as well as the genetically engineered foods that many are boycotting.
Video: Michael Specter @ The Daily Show
Michael Specter compares getting a flu vaccination to wearing a seatbelt. Airdate - 12/03/2009
Books of The Times - Michael Specter Fires Bullets of Data at Cozy Antiscience in ‘Denialism’ - Review - NYTimes.com
Michael Specter’s hotly argued diatribe targets those he thinks are emblems of stubbornly anti-scientific thinking, like Prince Charles, Dr. Andrew Weil and Whole Foods.
Michael Specter, author of "Denialism"
Michael Specter is author of Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives, published November 2009. He's a staff writer for The New Yorker.
This is his official website.
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