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Pandora's Lab Seven Stories Of Science Gone Wrong By Paula A. Offit HC GOOD
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Signed
- No
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Vintage
- No
- ISBN
- 9781426217982
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Disney Publishing Worldwide
ISBN-10
1426217986
ISBN-13
9781426217982
eBay Product ID (ePID)
229005506
Product Key Features
Book Title
Pandora's Lab : Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Public Health, Health Care Issues, Social History, General
Publication Year
2017
Genre
Health & Fitness, Science, History, Medical
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
15.5 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-030737
Reviews
"In warning the public of pseudoscientific danger, Offit urges the public to examine available data; beware of quick fixes, fads, and charismatic health gurus; and understand that every advance comes at a price." -- Publishers Weekly "Another rousing, pull-no-punches piece from a physician set on educating the public about the fallibility of scientists." -- Kirkus Reviews, "A fascinating and sometimes shocking look at how science can sometimes lead to disaster." -- Booklist "In warning the public of pseudoscientific danger, Offit urges the public to examine available data; beware of quick fixes, fads, and charismatic health gurus; and understand that every advance comes at a price." -- Publishers Weekly "Another rousing, pull-no-punches piece from a physician set on educating the public about the fallibility of scientists." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Another rousing, pull-no-punches piece from a physician set on educating the public about the fallibility of scientists." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
001.96
Synopsis
What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction? History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating-and significant-missteps- from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the U.S.; from the rise of trans fats as the golden ingredient for tastier, cheaper food to the heart disease epidemic that followed; and from the cries to ban DDT for the sake of the environment to an epidemic-level rise in world malaria. These are today's sins of science-as deplorable as mistaken past ideas about advocating racial purity or using lobotomies as a cure for mental illness. These unwitting errors add up to seven lessons both cautionary and profound, narrated by renowned author and speaker Paul A. Offit. Offit uses these lessons to investigate how we can separate good science from bad, using some of today's most controversial creations-e-cigarettes, GMOs, drug treatments for ADHD-as case studies. For every "Aha!" moment that should have been an "Oh no," this book is an engrossing account of how science has been misused disastrously-and how we can learn to use its power for good., What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction? History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating--and significant--missteps: from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the U.S.; from the rise of trans fats as the golden ingredient for tastier, cheaper food to the heart disease epidemic that followed; and from the cries to ban DDT for the sake of the environment to an epidemic-level rise in world malaria. These are today's sins of science--as deplorable as mistaken past ideas about advocating racial purity or using lobotomies as a cure for mental illness. These unwitting errors add up to seven lessons both cautionary and profound, narrated by renowned author and speaker Paul A. Offit. Offit uses these lessons to investigate how we can separate good science from bad, using some of today's most controversial creations--e-cigarettes, GMOs, drug treatments for ADHD--as case studies. For every "Aha " moment that should have been an "Oh no," this book is an engrossing account of how science has been misused disastrously--and how we can learn to use its power for good., For readers of no-nonsense tell-alls such as Being Mortal and Do No Harm, mediagenic doctor and research scientist Paul Offit presents seven breakthroughs that backfired with catastrophic consequences to our health and environment.
LC Classification Number
Q172.5.E77O34 2016
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