In this book leading scientists share their experiences and observations of developing and testing hypotheses, offering insights on the dangers of manipulating science for political gain. It describes how politicization--whether by misapplication, overextension, or outright manipulation of the scientific record to advance particular policy agendas--imposes expenditures of money, missed opportunities, and burdens on the economy.

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• Foreword (0817939326_vii.pdf ~26 KB)
• Contributors (0817939326_xi.pdf ~53 KB)
• Introduction: Science, Risks, and Politics (0817939326_1.pdf ~102 KB)
• Chapter 1: Harmful Politicization of Science (0817939326_27.pdf ~84 KB)
• Chapter 2: The Corrosive Effects of Politicized Regulation of Science and Technology (0817939326_49.pdf ~91 KB)
• Chapter 3: Science and Public Policy (0817939326_73.pdf ~71 KB)
• Chapter 4: Endocrine Disruptors (0817939326_91.pdf ~110 KB)
• Chapter 5: Cancer Prevention and the Environmental Chemical Distraction (0817939326_117.pdf ~142 KB)
• Chapter 6: Nuclear Power (0817939326_143.pdf ~99 KB)
• Chapter 7: Science or Political Science? An Assessment of the U.S. National Assessment of the Potential Consequences of Climate Variability and Change (0817939326_171.pdf ~539 KB)
• Chapter 8: The Political Science of Agent Orange and Dioxin (0817939326_193.pdf ~158 KB)
• Chapter 9: Science and Politics in the Regulation of (0817939326_227.pdf ~122 KB)
• Chapter 10: How Precaution Kills: The Demise of DDT (0817939326_261.pdf ~88 KB)
• Chapter 11: The Revelle-Gore Story: Attempted Political Suppression of Science (0817939326_283.pdf ~103 KB)
• Index (0817939326_299.pdf ~91 KB)