Denying Science

Many Americans follow religious or political ideology on scientific matters. Other factors cited as contributing to this anti- science brew are scientists' history of resisting new ideas, media sensationalism, special interest groups, and the postmodern view of "facts" as social constructs. Grant, a prolific popular science writer, presents a survey of bogus thinking in relation to debates over such major issues as climate change, evolution, the purported link between autism and vaccines, complementary and alternative medicine, and the AIDS epidemic. Annotation 穢2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)