Times of triumph, times of doubt
Subtitle: science and the battle for the public trust
By: Elof Axel Carlson
Publisher: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 227
Subjects: Science -- Moral and ethical aspects; Bioethics; Scientists -- Public opinion; Medicine -- Research; Biology -- Research
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index
Table of contents: title: Why science is sometimes perceived as evil; title: The tools of judgment : ethics and moral traditions; title: Evil at its worst : Nazi medicine and human biology; title: The banality of evil : the careers of Charles Davenport and Harry Laughlin; title: Heroes with feet of clay: Francis Galton and Harry Clay Sharp; title: Radiation in peace and war; title: Herbicides in peace and war; title: Thalidomide; title: corporate misconduct masquerading as an act of God; title: A synthetic estrogen with harmful outcomes; title: Pesticides and the environmental movement; title: Genetically modified foods; title: as usual; title: Medical deception and syphilis; title: Prenatal diagnosis and an alleged eugenics through the back door; title: Cloning, stem cells, hyperbole, and cant; title: Assisted reproduction and the argument of playing God; title: Quantifying evil or bad outcomes; title: Science, history, and responsibility; title: How science changes our worldview for the better; title: How can good intentions avoid bad outcomes?