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Pandora's lab : seven stories of science gone wrong, Paul A. Offit, M.D

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What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction' History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating-and significant-missteps: from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the U.S.; from the rise of trans fats as the golden ingredient for tastier, cheaper food to the heart disease epidemic that followed; and from the cries to ban DDT for the sake of the environment to an epidemic-level rise in world malaria. These are today's sins of science-as deplorable as mistaken past ideas about advocating racial purity or using lobotomies as a cure for mental illness. These unwitting errors add up to seven lessons both cautionary and profound, narrated by renowned author and speaker Paul A. Offit. Offit uses these lessons to investigate how we can separate good science from bad, using some of today's most controversial creations-e-cigarettes, GMOs, drug treatments for ADHD-as case studies. For every "Aha!" moment that should have been an "Oh no," this book is an engrossing account of how science has been misused disastrously-and how we can learn to use its power for good
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (287 pages)
Contents
  • God's own medicine
  • The great margarine mistake
  • Blood from air
  • America's master race
  • Turning the mind inside out
  • The mosquito liberation front
  • Nobel Prize disease
  • Learning form the past
  • Epilogue
Isbn
9781426217999
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Pandora's lab : seven stories of science gone wrong
Title
Pandora's lab
Title remainder
seven stories of science gone wrong
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Paul A. Offit, M.D
Creator
Author
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction' History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating-and significant-missteps: from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the U.S.; from the rise of trans fats as the golden ingredient for tastier, cheaper food to the heart disease epidemic that followed; and from the cries to ban DDT for the sake of the environment to an epidemic-level rise in world malaria. These are today's sins of science-as deplorable as mistaken past ideas about advocating racial purity or using lobotomies as a cure for mental illness. These unwitting errors add up to seven lessons both cautionary and profound, narrated by renowned author and speaker Paul A. Offit. Offit uses these lessons to investigate how we can separate good science from bad, using some of today's most controversial creations-e-cigarettes, GMOs, drug treatments for ADHD-as case studies. For every "Aha!" moment that should have been an "Oh no," this book is an engrossing account of how science has been misused disastrously-and how we can learn to use its power for good
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Offit, Paul A
Dewey number
001.9/6
Index
index present
LC call number
Q172.5.E77
LC item number
O34 2017eb
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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  • REFERENCE / Questions & Answers
  • Errors, Scientific
  • Errors, Scientific
  • Medical errors
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Pandora's lab : seven stories of science gone wrong, Paul A. Offit, M.D
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Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-271) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
God's own medicine -- The great margarine mistake -- Blood from air -- America's master race -- Turning the mind inside out -- The mosquito liberation front -- Nobel Prize disease -- Learning form the past -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn980909326
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (287 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781426217999
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
95D3DC48-FAB1-4095-A448-7888240000E5
System control number
(OCoLC)980909326
Label
Pandora's lab : seven stories of science gone wrong, Paul A. Offit, M.D
Link
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-271) and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
God's own medicine -- The great margarine mistake -- Blood from air -- America's master race -- Turning the mind inside out -- The mosquito liberation front -- Nobel Prize disease -- Learning form the past -- Epilogue
Control code
ocn980909326
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (287 pages)
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781426217999
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Specific material designation
remote
Stock number
95D3DC48-FAB1-4095-A448-7888240000E5
System control number
(OCoLC)980909326

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