Corrupted Science: Fraud, Ideology and Politics in Science (Revised & Expanded)

John Grant

May 2018 · See Sharp Press

About this ebook

A searing exposé of the misuses and misrepresentations of science from the time of Galileo continuing through to the present day, this new edition includes updates on the asbestos industry, the chemicals industry, the sugar industry, the agriculture industry (the abuse of antibiotics), and the automobile industry (lead in gasoline). The final chapter has been expanded to include the full-blooded assault on science mounted by the Trump administration.

About the author

John Grant has written over 70 books, and has won two Hugo awards (Encyclopedia of Fantasy and The Chesley Awards), a World Fantasy Award (Encyclopedia of Fantasy), and a Locus award (Encyclopedia of Fantasy). John Grant has written over 70 books, and has won two Hugo awards (Encyclopedia of Fantasy and The Chesley Awards), a World Fantasy Award (Encyclopedia of Fantasy), and a Locus award (Encyclopedia of Fantasy). His fiction includes novels like The World (1992), The Far-Enough Window (2002), The Dragons of Manhattan (2008) and Leaving Fortusa (2008), as well as numerous short stories, some collected as Take No Prisoners (2004) and Tell No Lies (2014). With artist Bob Eggleton he created the two “illustrated fictions” Dragonhenge (2002) and The Stardragons (2005); the former brought him a Hugo nomination.For a number of years he ran the Paper Tiger imprint of fantasy art books. This work brought him a Chesley Award and a World Fantasy Award nomination.His nonfiction includes The Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (three editions: 1987, 1993, 1998), The Encyclopedia of Fantasy (1997, with John Clute), The Chesley Awards (2003, with Elizabeth Humphrey and Pamela D. Scoville) and a series of books on the misuse and misunderstanding of science: Discarded Science (2006), Corrupted Science (2007; expanded edition forthcoming 2018), Bogus Science (2009) and Denying Science (2011). Related to this series have been his YA nonfictions Debunk It! (2014) and Eureka! (2016). His A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Film Noir (2013) is the largest film noir encyclopedia in the English language.