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Not a Scientist
- How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent and Utterly Mangle Science
- Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Publisher's Summary
An eye-opening tour of the political tricks that subvert scientific progress.
In 1980, Ronald Reagan created one of the dumbest talking points of all time: "I'm not a scientist, but..." Since then, politicians have repeatedly committed egregious transgressions against scientific knowledge prefaced by this seemingly innocuous phrase. Yet, as science journalist Dave Levitan reveals, that line is just the tip of the melting iceberg when it comes to rhetorical tools wielded to attack scientific findings that don't cooperate with political agendas. Just listen to Mike Huckabee dismiss climate change as "a sunburn", Donald Trump suggest that vaccines cause autism, or Todd Akin's infamous invention of "legitimate rape".
With a taxonomer's eye, Levitan captures and categorizes these deceptions by chapter, assigning delightful names like "The Butter-Up and Undercut", "The Literal Nitpick", "The Straight-Up Fabrication", and many more. His sharp-elbowed humor dismantles our leaders' deceptive arguments while illuminating the real science behind the worst soundbites from our elected non-scientists.
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-08-10
Unsurprising and Entertaining
this book sheds light on the disturbing trend of politicians to twist scientific evidence to support their own agenda. this book not only provides the detail, it breaks down the trends to make the public aware of what is happening. absolutely excellent book.
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- A. Rahmani
- 2018-07-19
eye opening and very informative
this book exceeded my expectation and covered a wide range of topics in which, politicians twist and mangle science to run their own agenda. I highly recommend this book to those who care about our future and seek a better understanding of current scientific facts.
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- Linda
- 2018-09-13
Very informative book
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Educational at the same time being done in an entertaining way. Not my usual type of book but I'm very happy with it.
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- dylan nicholson
- 2018-09-14
great book - infuriating topic
it amazes me that elected officials continue to mangle the science and vote on policies based off of inaccurate data. #Audible1
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