The Triumph of Doubt

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The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception is a book by David Michaels that was published in 2020.

The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception
AuthorDavid Michaels
LanguageEnglish
PublisherOxford University Press
Publication date
2020
Pagesxii, 330
ISBN978-0-19-092266-5
OCLC1089898755

An adaptation of material from the book was published in January 2020 in Boston Review.[1]

Overview

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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]: xi–xii 

Reviews and interviews

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ Michaels, David (21 January 2020). "Science for Sale". Boston Review. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ Michaels, David (2020). The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-092266-5.
  3. ^ Kirshenbaum, Sheril (14 February 2020). "The art of misleading the public". Science. 367 (6479): 747. Bibcode:2020Sci...367..747K. doi:10.1126/science.aba5495. ISSN 0036-8075. S2CID 211110439.
  4. ^ Lawrence, Felicity (3 February 2020). "Truth decay: when uncertainty is weaponized". Nature. 578 (7793): 28–29. Bibcode:2020Natur.578...28L. doi:10.1038/d41586-020-00273-4.
  5. ^ Aschwanden, Christie (14 February 2020). "Book Review: Probing the Corporate Manipulation of Science". Undark Magazine. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  6. ^ Rest, Kathleen (14 February 2020). "Book Review: The Triumph of Doubt Exposes the Disinformation Playbook in Action". Union of Concerned Scientists. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  7. ^ Wineberg, David (27 October 2019). "Book Review: 'The Triumph of Doubt: Dark Money and the Science of Deception' by David Michaels". San Francisco Review of Books (blog). Retrieved 14 February 2020.
  8. ^ Spencer, Keith A. (2 February 2020). "The art of scientific deception: How corporations use "mercenary science" to evade regulation". Salon. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  9. ^ Diep, Francie (24 November 2019). "Why Scientists Defend Dangerous Industries". The Chronicle of Higher Education. 66 (13). ISSN 0009-5982. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  10. ^ Hiar, Corbin (2 February 2020). "PUBLIC HEALTH: Former worker safety chief targets 'science of deception'". www.eenews.net. Retrieved 15 February 2020.