Archive for Kenneth Silber
Silencing Science
This slim volume is an ironic how-to guide for heavy-handed regulators, panic-mongering activists, demagogic politicians, venal trial lawyers, dogmatic religionists, and anyone else with an interest in stifling or manipulating science. In breezy style, the authors explain how to impede research and suppress data, using lawsuits, regulation, intimidation, and other methods. They also show how [...]
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For Equality; Against Privilege
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