Bad Advice: Or Why Celebrities, Politicians, and Activists Aren't Your Best Source of Health Information
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Science doesn't speak for itself. Neck-deep in work that can be messy and confounding and na ve in the ways of public communication, scientists are often unable to package their insights into the neat narratives that the public requires. Enter celebrities, advocates, lobbyists, and the funders behind them, who take advantage of scientists' reluctance to provide easy answers, flooding the media with misleading or incorrect claims about health risks...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0231186983
ISBN13:9780231186988
Release Date:June 2018
Publisher:Columbia University Press
Length:272 Pages
Weight:0.68 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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