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Mentioned in 17 episodes
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.
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 17 episodes
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Tristan Harris and Daniel Barcay as books revealing how doubt has been used across industries.
Tristan Harris and 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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Michael Lewis as co-authors of "Merchants of Doubt", discussing the use of bad science by predatory industries.
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
Mentioned by 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
Recommended as a must-read book.
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Selects: The Great Nuclear Winter Debate of 1983
Mentioned by Tristan Harris in relation to the playbook used by industries to delay reckoning with harmful products.
Tristan Harris in relation to the playbook used by industries to delay reckoning with harmful products.45 snips
Forever Chemicals, Forever Consequences: What PFAS Teaches Us About AI
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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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.
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
Referenced by Nicole Oreskes as describing climate myths that disappear and then resurface.
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ACTUALLY It’s Global COOLING [Full Episode Unlock]
Mentioned by Rachel Richards as a resource for understanding how industries manipulate information, using the tobacco industry as an example.
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8: Sibling rivalry and how to deal with it as a parent. Also, the vaping teenager who's doing well at school but causing problems at home.
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Josh Clark as a book about how the tobacco industry and climate change denial are largely the result of PR.
Josh Clark as a book about how the tobacco industry and climate change denial are largely the result of PR.14 snips
Selects: How Droughts Work
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Andrea Miotti as a book describing communication playbooks used by the tobacco industry.
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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Jan Dutkiewicz as the author of a book about how the fossil fuel industry normalized fossil fuels.
Jan Dutkiewicz as the author of a book about how the fossil fuel industry normalized fossil fuels.
Episode 607: The Politics of Meat ft. Jan Dutkiewicz
Mentioned by Jason Rines, referencing Naomi Oreskes' co-authored work on the history of climate change skepticism.
Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes | ARI Bookshelf
