
Merchants of Doubt, by Naomi Oreskes & Erik Conway
Context with Brad Harris
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Obfuscating the Link Between Smoking and Cancer
This chapter explores the tobacco industry's efforts to disguise the scientific evidence linking smoking and cancer, including the manufacturing of distracting data and the recruitment of scientists. It also touches on the use of similar strategies by other industry groups and the debate over regulating pollution.
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