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Merchants of doubt

Book • 2010
In 'Merchants of Doubt', historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway expose how a loose-knit group of high-level scientists, with deep connections in politics and industry, ran effective campaigns to mislead the public and deny well-established scientific knowledge over four decades.

The book highlights how the same individuals repeatedly denied the truth of studies linking smoking to lung cancer, coal smoke to acid rain, and CFCs to the ozone hole, all while promoting an ideology of free market fundamentalism aided by a compliant media.

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Mentioned in 18 episodes

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Tristan Harris
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Daniel Barcay
as books revealing how doubt has been used across industries.
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Weaponizing Uncertainty: How Tech is Recycling Big Tobacco’s Playbook
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Chris Field
when discussing the history of climate change skepticism.
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#333 — Sanity Check on Climate Change
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Michael Lewis
as co-authors of "Merchants of Doubt", discussing the use of bad science by predatory industries.
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Episode 9: Framing the Gambler
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Robert Proctor
as a book about the creation of doubt.
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Agnotology (WILLFUL IGNORANCE) Updated Encore with Dr. Robert Proctor
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Naomi Oreskes
as her co-author on several books, including 'Merchants of Doubt' and 'The Big Myth'.
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Lifting the Curtain on Climate Denial — Naomi Oreskes — Cleaning Up Redux
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Tristan Harris
in relation to the playbook used by industries to delay reckoning with harmful products.
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Forever Chemicals, Forever Consequences: What PFAS Teaches Us About AI
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Georg Diez
mentions there's a nice book, Merchants of Doubt. Händler des Zweifels.
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#766 - Autor Georg Diez über die Fehler in den 1990er & die Probleme der Gegenwart
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Evan Bernstein
when discussing a quote from the book.
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The Skeptics Guide #1029 - Mar 29 2025
Referenced by Nicole Oreskes as describing climate myths that disappear and then resurface.
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S3E4: ACTUALLY It’s Global COOLING [Full Episode Unlock]
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Sean Carroll
in relation to her explanation of how libertarian politics and the fight against the Soviet Union in the 1980s influenced climate change denial.
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53 | Solo -- On Morality and Rationality
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Rachel Richards
as a resource for understanding how industries manipulate information, using the tobacco industry as an example.
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Sibling rivalry and how to deal with it as a parent. Also, the vaping teenager. 8
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Josh Clark
as a book about how the tobacco industry and climate change denial are largely the result of PR.
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Selects: How Droughts Work
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Julien Devaureix
comme un ouvrage précédent de
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Naomi Oreskes
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145🇬🇧. The Religion of the Free Market - NAOMI ORESKES (VO)
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Nicole Conlan
recommends both the documentary and book, mentions the documentary shows how oil companies lied their way into financial success.
S3E6: The Climate Denier’s Mailbag
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Andrea Miotti
as a book describing communication playbooks used by the tobacco industry.
Ex-OpenAI Researcher Warns AI Companies Will Lose Control of AI | ControlAI Podcast #2 w/ Steven Adler
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Christina Sartori
als Standardwerk zum Thema organisierte Wissenschaftsleugnung.
SPEZIAL: Echte Verschwörungen - Manipulieren uns Konzerne?
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Alan Watkins
, discussing the tobacco industry's strategy of casting doubt.
THE TRUST CRISIS #1 w/ Alan Watkins & Durwin Foster
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Robert Proctor
as a book relevant to the study of agnotology.
Agnotology (IGNORANCE) with Robert Proctor
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Stefan Schmitt
als Buch über den Einfluss von Interessengeleiteter Expertise auf den öffentlichen Diskurs, insbesondere im Kontext der Klimakrise.
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