Not A Scientist: How Politicians Mistake, Misrepresent, And Utterly Mangle Science

An eye-opening tour of the political tricks that subvert scientific progress. The Butter-Up and Undercut. The Certain Uncertainty. The Straight-Up Fabrication. Dave Levitan dismantles all of these deceptive arguments, and many more, in this probing and hilarious examination of the ways our elected officials attack scientific findings that conflict with their political agendas. The next time you hear a politician say, "Well, IÆm not a scientist, butà," youÆll be ready.

• | Author: Dave Levitan
• | Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• | Publication Date: Apr 18, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Science
• | ISBN-10: 039335332X
• | ISBN-13: 9780393353327