The nature of scientific activity has changed dramatically over the
last half century, and the objectivity and rigorous search for
evidence that once defined it are being abandoned. Increasingly,
this text argues, dogma has taken the place of authentic science.
This study examines how conflicts of interest--both institutional
and individual--have become pervasive in the science world, and
also explores the troubling state of research funding and flaws of
the peer-review process. It looks in depth at the dominance of
several specific theories, including the Big Bang cosmology,
human-caused global warming, HIV as a cause of AIDS, and the
efficacy of anti-depressant drugs. In a scientific environment
where distinguished experts who hold contrary views are shunned,
this book is a welcome addition to the examination of scientific
heterodoxies.
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