On the Docket

"Paul A. Offit, a national expert on vaccines, challenges the modern-day false prophets who have so egregiously misled the public and exposes the opportunism of the lawyers, journalists, celebrities, and politicians who support them.  Offit recounts the history of autism research and the exploitation of this tragic condition by advocates and zealots.  He considers the manipulation of science in the popular media and the courtroom, and he explores why society is susceptible to the bad science and risky therapies put forward by many anti vaccination activists."

Discussion Forum

Pete's Rules for Learning

 - Be spontaneous: if something interests
    you, follow that line of study 
 
 - Read critically

 - Demand supporting evidence 

 - Make decisions based on fact, not 
   emotion

Previous Reading List Selections

            
   The Demon-Haunted World:    
   Science as a Candle in the Dark.
   (Sagan, 1996)