Reality Check: How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future by Donald R. Prothero (En

Description: Reality Check by Donald R. Prothero, Michael Shermer, Pat Linse Prothero argues that science deniers pose a serious threat to society, as their attempts to subvert the truth have resulted in widespread scientific ignorance, increased risk of global catastrophes, and deaths due to the spread of diseases that could have been prevented. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The battles over evolution, climate change, childhood vaccinations, and the causes of AIDS, alternative medicine, oil shortages, population growth, and the place of science in our country-all are reaching a fevered pitch. Many people and institutions have exerted enormous efforts to misrepresent or flatly deny demonstrable scientific reality to protect their nonscientific ideology, their power, or their bottom line. To shed light on this darkness, Donald R. Prothero explains the scientific process and why society has come to rely on science not only to provide a better life but also to reach verifiable truths no other method can obtain. He describes how major scientific ideas that are accepted by the entire scientific community (evolution, anthropogenic global warming, vaccination, the HIV cause of AIDS, and others) have been attacked with totally unscientific arguments and methods. Prothero argues that science deniers pose a serious threat to society, as their attempts to subvert the truth have resulted in widespread scientific ignorance, increased risk of global catastrophes, and deaths due to the spread of diseases that could have been prevented. Author Biography Recipient of the 2013 James Shea Award of the National Association of Geology Teachers for outstanding writing and editing in the geosciences. Donald R. Prothero is Emeritus Professor of Geology at Occidental College and Lecturer in Geobiology at the California Institute of Technology. He has published 32 books, including Rhinoceros Giants: The Paleobiology of Indricotheres (IUP, 2013); Earth: Portrait of a Planet; The Evolution of Earth; Evolution: What the Fossils Say and Why It Matters; Catastrophes!; and After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals (IUP, 2006). Table of Contents 1. Reality Check Introduction Belief vs. Reality2. Science, our Candle in the Darkness A World Transformed What Is Science? Baloney Detection Whom Can We Trust?3. Selling Out Science "Cancer by the Carton" The Truth Will Set You Free—If You Can Find It Secondhand Smoke Kills, Too Star Wars vs. Nuclear Winter—How To Crucify Carl Sagan4. Making the Environment the Enemy: Acid Rain, the Ozone Hole, and the Demonization of Rachel Carson The Tragedy of the Commons Acid Rain: Death from the Skies The Ozone Hole: Another Environmental Crisis Resolved Rachel Carson and DDT: How Far Will the Anti-Environmentalists Go?5. Warm Enough for You? Political Hot Air Global Climate Change: the Scientific Evidence The Global Climate Denialist Conspiracy Its all Politics—and Our Planet Is the Hostage6. Gimme that Old Time Religion: Creationism and the Denial of Humanitys Place in Nature The Battle that Never Ends Why Do We Say Evolution Is Real? What Is Creationism? What Is Intelligent Design Creationism? The Creationists Standard (Discredited) Arguments Why Should We Care?7. Jennys Body Count: Playing Russian Roulette with Our Children The "Good Old Days" The Anti-Vaxxers Vaccines and Autism: Is There a Link? Playing Russian Roulette—With Other Peoples Children8. Victims of Modern Witch Doctors: AIDS Denialism The Strangest Denialism of All The Scourge of Africa Ignorance that Kills: AIDS Denialism Denying Death9. If it Quacks like a Quack: Snake-Oil Con Artists in an Era of Medical Science Modern Snake-Oil Salesmen Homeopathy: The "Water Cure" Revisited Back-Cracking: The Chiropractic Con Game Where is the Evidence?10. Down the Slope of Hubberts Curve: The End of Cheap Oil and Natural Resources The Never-Ending Oil Crisis The Wealth of Nations The End of Cheap Oil What Do We Do?11. Crowded Enough for You? Human Overpopulation and its Consequences The Ticking Time Bomb Once Upon a Time . . . Do the Math! In Growth We Trust The Limits of Human Population Our Fellow Planetary Passengers: Do They Count?12. Rejection of Reality: How Denial of Science Threatens Us All Unscientific America Is our Children Learning Science? Why Do They Do It? Idiocracy ConsequencesIndex Review Protheros treatise will give the science-minded something to cheer about, a brief summary of the real data that supports so many critical aspects of modern life. * Publishers Weekly *The shabby tactics of science denialists sparked this astute exposition of what we lose when science is sidelined. . . . Ultimately, Prothero argues, by claiming that clear findings on climate change, biodiversity loss and overpopulation are false, deniers inch us closer to catastrophic planetary tipping points. * Nature *Strongly recommended for popular-science readers who want better to be able to explain and defend science and scientific methods to others. * Library Journal *Reality Check is an entertaining, thought-provoking, and informative read. * Reports of the National Center for Science Education * Promotional Why scientific knowledge matters Prizes Winner of 2013 Foreword Book of the Year Award Silver Winner, Science. Winner of 2014 Foreword Book of the Year Award Silver Winner, Science. Winner of 2014 Foreword Book of the Year Award Finalist, Science. Long Description The battles over evolution, climate change, childhood vaccinations, and the causes of AIDS, alternative medicine, oil shortages, population growth, and the place of science in our country--all are reaching a fevered pitch. Many people and institutions have exerted enormous efforts to misrepresent or flatly deny demonstrable scientific reality to protect their nonscientific ideology, their power, or their bottom line. To shed light on this darkness, Donald R. Prothero explains the scientific process and why society has come to rely on science not only to provide a better life but also to reach verifiable truths no other method can obtain. He describes how major scientific ideas that are accepted by the entire scientific community (evolution, anthropogenic global warming, vaccination, the HIV cause of AIDS, and others) have been attacked with totally unscientific arguments and methods. Prothero argues that science deniers pose a serious threat to society, as their attempts to subvert the truth have resulted in widespread scientific ignorance, increased risk of global catastrophes, and deaths due to the spread of diseases that could have been prevented. Review Quote "The shabby tactics of science denialists sparked this astute exposition of what we lose when science is sidelined. . . . Ultimately, Prothero argues, by claiming that clear findings on climate change, biodiversity loss and overpopulation are false, deniers inch us closer to catastrophic planetary tipping points." Promotional "Headline" Why scientific knowledge matters Feature Connect with the author: Website%20Facebook Podcasts: Strange Frequencies Radio podcast IU Press podcast. Details ISBN0253024544 Author Pat Linse Short Title REALITY CHECK Pages 392 Publisher Indiana University Press Language English Illustrator Pat Linse ISBN-10 0253024544 ISBN-13 9780253024541 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2017 Imprint Indiana University Press Subtitle How Science Deniers Threaten Our Future Place of Publication Bloomington, IN Country of Publication United States Illustrations 39 b&w illus. Publication Date 2017-02-13 UK Release Date 2017-02-13 AU Release Date 2017-02-13 NZ Release Date 2017-02-13 US Release Date 2017-02-13 Birth 1947 Affiliation Yunnan Univ, China Position DESNDE Qualifications Ph.D. Alternative 9780253010292 DEWEY 501 Audience Professional & Vocational We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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