Bending Science
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Bending Science

How Special Interests Corrupt Public Health Research

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  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Bending Science

How Special Interests Corrupt Public Health Research

About this book

What do we know about the possible poisons that industrial technologies leave in our air and water? How reliable is the science that federal regulators and legislators use to protect the public from dangerous products? As this disturbing book shows, ideological or economic attacks on research are part of an extensive pattern of abuse.

Thomas O. McGarity and Wendy E. Wagner reveal the range of sophisticated legal and financial tactics political and corporate advocates use to discredit or suppress research on potential human health hazards. Scientists can find their research blocked, or find themselves threatened with financial ruin. Corporations, plaintiff attorneys, think tanks, even government agencies have been caught suppressing or distorting research on the safety of chemical products.

With alarming stories drawn from the public record, McGarity and Wagner describe how advocates attempt to bend science or "spin" findings. They reveal an immense range of tools available to shrewd partisans determined to manipulate research.

Bending Science exposes an astonishing pattern of corruption and makes a compelling case for reforms to safeguard both the integrity of science and the public health.

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Information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2010
Print ISBN
9780674047143, 9780674028159
eBook ISBN
9780674056664
Topic
Law
Subtopic
Environmental Law
Index
Law

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Chapter 1. Introduction
  7. Chapter 2. Why Bend Science?: The Players, the Setting, and the Consequences
  8. Chapter 3. Where Are the Scientists?: Distorting Science without Oversight or Penalty
  9. Chapter 4. Shaping Science: The Art of Creating Research to Fit One’s Needs
  10. Chapter 5. Hiding Science: The Art of Concealing Unwelcome Information
  11. Chapter 6. Attacking Science: The Art of Turning Reliable Research into “Junk”
  12. Chapter 7. Harassing Scientists: The Art of Bullying Scientists Who Produce Damaging Research
  13. Chapter 8. Packaging Science: The Art of Assembling an Expert Group to Advance a Favored Outcome
  14. Chapter 9. Spinning Science: The Art of Manipulating Public Perceptions about Credible Science
  15. Chapter 10. Restoring Science: Forcing Bent Science Out into the Open
  16. Chapter 11. Reforming Science Oversight: Instituting More Vigorous Oversight Processes
  17. Chapter 12. Final Thoughts: A Broader Perspective on the Problem and the Prospects for Change
  18. Notes
  19. Index