The War on Science: Who's Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It

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Review "The War on Science is an essential work, a game changer, and probably the most important book you'll read this year." --Greg Laden, ScienceBlogs"Otto's masterful account of how one of the worst wars in history is being conducted and how we should counter it deserves the attention of all those who desire to advance the human experiment." --Rod Cooper, Prof. emeritus of Psychology, U Calgary"A big, bracing battle cry." --Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists"There is probably no one in the world who has a better grasp of the current anti-science, anti-intellectualism that is running rampant in America today." --Larry Lazar, customer review Read more About the Author Shawn Lawrence Otto was awarded the IEEE-USA National Distinguished Public Service Award for his work elevating science in America's national public dialogue.  He is cofounder and producer of the US presidential science debates at sciencedebate.org. He is also an award-winning screenwriter and novelist, best known for writing and co-producing the Academy Award-nominated movie House of Sand and Fog, and the LA Times Book Prize finalist literary crime novel, Sins of Our Fathers.  Read more