The Triumph of Doubt explained
| The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception |
| Author: | David Michaels |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Pub Date: | 2020 |
| Pages: | xii, 330 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-19-092266-5 |
| Oclc: | 1089898755 |
The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception is a book by David Michaels that was published in 2020.
An adaptation of material from the book was published in January 2020 in Boston Review.[1]
Overview
Triumph of Doubt begins with an introductory first chapter and an overview chapter entitled "The Science of Deception." Most subsequent chapters then focus on ways that corporations have with greater or lesser success managed to obscure public understanding of scientific findings regarding specific types of products or concerns. For example, individual chapters focus on chemicals ("The Forever Chemicals," Chapter 3), concussions experienced by football players ("The NFL's Head Doctors," Chapter 4), opioids ("On Opioids," Chapter 7), climate change ("The Climate Denial Machine," Chapter 11), and sugar ("Sickeningly Sweet," Chapter 12).[2]
Reviews and interviews
Triumph of Doubt has been reviewed in Science Magazine,[3] Nature,[4] Undark Magazine,[5] by the Union of Concerned Scientists,[6] and in the San Francisco Review of Books (blog).[7]
Interviews with Michaels about the book have been published in Salon,[8] in the Chronicle of Higher Education,[9] and in E&E News.[10]
Editions
See also
Notes and References
- Michaels . David . David Michaels (epidemiologist) . Science for Sale . . 21 January 2020 . 15 February 2020 . en.
- Book: David Michaels (epidemiologist)
. Michaels . David . David Michaels (epidemiologist) . The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception . 2020 . . Oxford; New York . 978-0-19-092266-5 . en.
- Kirshenbaum . Sheril . Sheril Kirshenbaum . The art of misleading the public . . 14 February 2020 . 367 . 6479 . 747 . 10.1126/science.aba5495 . 2020Sci...367..747K . 211110439 . en . 0036-8075.
- Lawrence . Felicity . Truth decay: when uncertainty is weaponized . . 3 February 2020 . 578 . 7793 . 28–29 . 10.1038/d41586-020-00273-4 . 2020Natur.578...28L . en. free .
- Aschwanden . Christie . Christie Aschwanden . Book Review: Probing the Corporate Manipulation of Science . . 14 February 2020 . 15 February 2020.
- Web site: Rest . Kathleen . Book Review: The Triumph of Doubt Exposes the Disinformation Playbook in Action . Union of Concerned Scientists . 14 February 2020 . 14 February 2020.
- News: Wineberg . David . Book Review: 'The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception' by David Michaels . 14 February 2020 . San Francisco Review of Books (blog) . 27 October 2019 . en.
- News: Spencer . Keith A. . The art of scientific deception: How corporations use "mercenary science" to evade regulation . . 15 February 2020 . en . 2 February 2020.
- Diep . Francie . Why Scientists Defend Dangerous Industries . . 24 November 2019 . 66 . 13 . 15 February 2020 . 0009-5982.
- News: Hiar . Corbin . PUBLIC HEALTH: Former worker safety chief targets 'science of deception' . 15 February 2020 . www.eenews.net . 2 February 2020 . en.
