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	Podcast:		Mere Mortals Book Reviews
	Episode:		When Science Gets Distorted \| Merchants Of Doubt (Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway)
	Category:		Arts
	Duration:		00:32:18
	Publish Date:		2023-06-22 10:00:00
	Description:		I reject your doubt and substitute my own. 'Merchants Of Doubt' by Naomi Oreskes & Erik M. Conway is a historical recount of the scientific debate regarding the effects of smoking, the DDT insecticide, chlorofluorocarbons and burning fossil fuels. The evidence proved there was health and environmental damage but a group of individual scientists waged a campaign to seed doubt against the science. I summarised the book as follows. "It started solid but slid into subjective opinion towards the end. It was quite illuminating when they stuck to the book's subtitle but personally I would only read the first third or first half if I had to read it again." I hope you have a fantastic day wherever you are in the world. Kyrin out! Timeline: (0:00) - Intro (0:37) - Synopsis (2:26) - Merchants: Buyers & sellers of commodities for profit (12:03) - Doubt: Uncertainty, distrust & hesitation (17:56) - Observations/Takeaways (29:26) - Summary Connect with Mere Mortals: Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/ Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcast
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