4.4
Literatura Historyczna
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.
Pandora’s Lab takes us from opium’s heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the United States; 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 ideas from the past such as advocating racial purity or using lobotomies as a cure for mental illness. These unwitting errors add up to seven lessons both cautionary and profound, explained by renowned author and speaker Paul A. Offit. Offit uses these lessons to investigate how we can separate good science from bad, using as case studies some of today’s most controversial creations: e-cigarettes, GMOs, and drug treatments for ADHD.
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.
© 2017 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781470852931
Data wydania
Audiobook: 4 lipca 2017
4.4
Literatura Historyczna
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.
Pandora’s Lab takes us from opium’s heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the United States; 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 ideas from the past such as advocating racial purity or using lobotomies as a cure for mental illness. These unwitting errors add up to seven lessons both cautionary and profound, explained by renowned author and speaker Paul A. Offit. Offit uses these lessons to investigate how we can separate good science from bad, using as case studies some of today’s most controversial creations: e-cigarettes, GMOs, and drug treatments for ADHD.
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.
© 2017 Blackstone Publishing (Audiobook): 9781470852931
Data wydania
Audiobook: 4 lipca 2017
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Wojciech
9 paź 2020
Bardzo ciekawa. Rozprawia się z kilkoma mitami które ciągle błąkają się po świecie.
Dawid
14 maj 2023
US-centric and biased fighting pseudoscience and conspiracy theory on moralistic note. I learned nothing special from this book.
Arwen
18 cze 2023
I love when non-fiction books are informative, yet succinct. Great read to bust a couple of myths. It’s terrifying how some harmful “scientific beliefs” with zero proof have ingrained into our societies, and even decades after they’ve been debunked.
Iryna
18 maj 2023
A perfect example of how science can be told with simple words. Love this book and the author
Peter
24 mar 2023
Great book, it showes how little we know about the world. Fascinating and memorable true stories
Michał
18 lut 2021
A must-read.
Weronika
18 lip 2023
Very informative and thought-provoking book. The facts are clearly presented. Although I agree with some other review here that the book is very Us-centric, I think it's still makes pretty universal points. Overall, I really enjoyed it.
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