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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results85 Connexions Library8 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 13 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 23 Sources Library 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryAltered Genes, Twisted Truth: How the Venture to Genetically Engineer Our Food Has Subverted Science, Corrupted Government, and Systematically Deceived the Public  Drucker, Steven M. Book 2015 Drucker elucidates the scientific facts about genetically engineered foods that the PR myths have been obscuring. America's Capitalist Religion has Little Room for Science Balkwill, Jack Article 2015 The US mainstream press accuse the Pope of being leftist. Evidence? Well, they make the claim that he is leftist because he supports the theory of global warming. My guess is that the Pope also suppo... The Anatomy of Judgment Regal, Philip J. Book 1990 Tracing the emergence of science and the social institutions that govern it, The Anatomy of Judgment is an odyssey into what human thinking or judgment mean. An Annotated Bibliography of Nonsense Malik, Kenan Article 1998 Academic critics today not only question the impact of science upon society, but they also question the very idea of scientific rationality. Anti-Science: Left and Right Together?: A Systematic Attack on Rationality Pulaski, Stosh Article 2012 The suggestion that left and right thinking may be converging on matters scientific will, no doubt, be offensive to some on the left. After all, the right chooses myth over evolution, and oil profits ... Beyond the Hoax: Science, Philosphy and Culture Sokal, Alan Book 2008 Exposes the faulty thinking and outright nonsence of the postmodernist critique of science, which asserts that facts, truth, evidence, even reality itself are all merely social constructs. Bold Scientists: Dispatches from the Battle for Honest Science Riordon, Michael Book 2014 Accounts of scientists working in the public interest despite powerful opposition. Bouncing Back Against the Corruption of Science in Capitalist Society: Part 2 of a 2-part series: The Role of Science in Capitalist Society and Social Change Article 2017 Part two in a look at capitalism and the role of science, and the strong evidence that science can be on the side of social justice and social change. Canada's Science Library Closures Mirror Bush's Playbook: Similar moves by US Republican president met sharp backlash from 10,000 scientists. Nikiforuk, Andrew Article 2014 The Harper government is now eliminating seven Department of Fishery libraries containing one of the world's most comprehensive collections of information on fisheries, aquatic sciences and nautical s... Das Capital, Volume 1: A Critical Analysis of Capitalist Production Marx, Karl Book 1867 Marx's great work sets out to grasp and portray the totality of the capitalist mode of production, and the bourgeois society that emerges from it. He describes and connects all its economic features, ... Connexions: Volume 6, Number 2 - April 1981 - Urban Core/Milieu Urbain Serial Publication (Periodical) 1981 Connexions Digest: Issue 51 - May 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 52 - August 1990 - A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1990 Connexions Digest: Issue 54 - February 1992- A Social Change Sourcebook Serial Publication (Periodical) 1992 Connexions Library: Science Focus Website 2009 Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on science. The Crisis of Modern Society Cardan, Paul (Cornelius Castoriadis) Article 1965 Based on a talk given by Paul Cardan at Kent in 1965, "Crisis" elucidates upon the several endemic problems of modern societies, touching on the sciences, education, and the organization of work. Critical Theory Horkheimer, Max Book 1968 Essays by the founder of the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt. "Culture", Science and State-Capitalism Dunayevskaya, Raya Book 1971 Neither culture nor science can lead lives separate from the economic realities of the societies which nurture them. Science and culture, even as they are procliamed to be the harbingers of revolution... Dark Age Ahead Jacobs, Jane Book 2004 A dark age is a culture's dead end. Jacobs argues that our society is facing the coming of a dark age. Dear "Skeptics," Bash Homeopathy and Bigfoot Less, Mammograms and War More: A science journalist takes a skeptical look at capital-S Skepticism Horgan, John Article 2016 So I'm a skeptic, but with a small S, not capital S. I don’t belong to skeptical societies. I don’t hang out with people who self-identify as capital-S Skeptics. Or Atheists. Or Rationalists. When peo... 'The Death of Evidence' in Canada: Scientists' Own Words: Data distorted for 'propaganda' and other complaints against the Harper government made at last week's Ottawa rally Gibbs, Katie; Houben, Adam; Hutchings, Jeff, Mooers, Arne, Trudeau, Vance L., Orihel, Diane Article 2012 Dismantling of Fishery Library 'Like a Book Burning,' Say Scientists: Harper government shuts down 'world class' collection on freshwater science and protection Nikiforuk, Andrew Article 2013 The Harper government has dismantled one of the world's top aquatic and fishery libraries as part of its agenda to reduce government as well as limit the role of environmental science in policy decisi... The Domination of Nature Leiss, William Book Leiss relates environmental concerns back to the fundamental problem of man's domination of his fellow man. In doing so, he argues for a reconsideration of the relationship between humanity and nature... Doubt is their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health Michaels, David (ed.) Book 2008 Reveals how the tobacco industry's duplicitious tactics spawned a multimillion-dollar industry that is dismantling public health safeguards. Offers concrete, workable suggestions for how it can be res... Fakethrough! GMOs and the Capitulation of Science Journalism: Total Information Control Latham, Jonathan Article 2014 Good journalism examines its sources critically, it takes nothing at face value, places its topics in a historical context, and it values above all the public interest. Such journalism is, most people... Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science Sokal, Alan; Bricmont, Jean Book 1997 The authors criticize postmodernism in academia for its misuses of scientific and mathematical concepts in postmodern writing. Fashionable Nonsense examines two related topics: (1) The incompetent and... Gates of Delusion: Media Distortions and REAL Climate Scandals Article 2010 Climate-related storms in a teacup have been appearing in the corporate media almost on a daily basis. This nonsense is distracting attention from a mountain of evidence that human-induced climate cha... GMO Propaganda and the Sociology of Science Mattis, Kristine Article 2015 In August of 2014, the website Gawker revealed documents that demonstrated the lengths to which the global chemical giant Monsanto would go in order to control the narrative about their products – in ... God's Red Pencil? CRISPR and The Three Myths of Precise Genome Editing Latham, Jonathan Article 2016 For the last seventy years all chemical and biological technologies, from genetic engineering to pesticides, have been built on a myth of precision and specificity. They have all been adopted under th... Harper's Seven-Year War on Science: Chris Turner's treatise on Tory anti-empiricism should spark outrage. But those in power won't see it. Kilian, Crawford Article 2013 Higher Superstition: The Academic Left and its Quarrels with Science Gross, Paul; Levitt, Norman Book 1994 Describes attacks on science, and on concepts of truth and rationality, in areas of the humanities. The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization Lyons, Jonathan Book 2009 Arab scholars were exploring and extending the great works of the Persian, Hindu, and Greek civilizations. There were striking advances in the sciences and mathematics, but more fundamentally, the Ara... In search of the unseen: an investigation into plastics in our oceans Stanic, Ana Article 2016 One of the biggest threats facing marine life is the 'microplastic' particles found in ocean ecosystems from bottom to top of food chains. Just back from a voyage of environmental exploration in the t... In the footsteps of Gandhi: an interview with Vandana Shiva London, Scott Article 2016 Vandana Shiva is more than just a leading scientist, author and campaigner on green issues and anti-globalisation. She is also among the most prominent of Mahatma Ghandi's intellectual heirs. In this ... Intelligent Design? Chomsky, Noam Article 2005 Chomsky discusses the Bush Administration's understanding of science, touching upon issues such as Evolution, Creationism, and environmental policy. The Invention of Nature: adventures of Alexander Humboldt, lost hero of science Mellen, Matt Article 2016 Andrea Wulf's book about the remarkable 19th century explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt is welcome, opportune and a pleasure to read, packed as it is with high adventure and amazing discov... Man, Beast and Zombie: What Science Can and Cannot Tell Us About Human Nature Malik, Kenan Book 2000 Drawing upon the ideas of evolutionary biology, cognitive science and artificial intelligence, Malik questions many of our assumptions about human nature. Nature, science & power: Questions need to be asked... Riordon, Michael Website 2014 Here many questions will be asked, some answers attempted. This blog connects to a new book: Bold Scientists: dispatches from the battle for honest science, published in 2014 by Between the Lines. New Reformation: Notes of a Neolithic Conservative Goodman, Paul Book 1969 Goodman says: "For green grass and clean rivers, children with bright eyes and good color whatever the color, people safe from being pushed around so they can be themselves -- for a few things like th... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - September 4, 2014 Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Article 2014 Information about the Connexions Alternative Media List and the Labor Film Archive. Articles on corporations spying on non-profits, workplace deaths, Monsanto and Ukraine, and liberal environmentalism... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - March 26, 2015: Sustainability, ecology, and agriculture Diemer, Ulli (editor); Khan, Tahmid (production) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2015 This issue features a number of items related to sustainability, ecology, and agriculture, including Vandana Shiva's article "Small is the New Big," the Council of Canadians' new report on water issue... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 9, 2016: Corporate Crime Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Corporations have increasingly become legally unaccountable for their behaviour. Yet all too often corporations break the law and engage in criminals acts which would be severely punished if they were... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 23, 2016: Science and its enemies Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2016 Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 1, 2017: April 1 issue Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 Other Voices always strives to present you with alternative views on important topics. This issue offers some really alternative perspectives and even some "alternative facts." As always, read critica... Other Voices: The Connexions Newsletter - April 30, 2017: Affirming life, resisting war, reporting UFOs Diemer, Ulli (ed.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 2017 What do we do when those in power recklessly put the future of the entire planet at risk with their acts of aggression and military provocations, while they ignore the growing disaster of climate chan... Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence, and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story Colborn, Theo;Dumanoski, Dianne;Myers, John Peterson Book 1996 The authors reveal in this work that chemicals in the environment have affected human reproductive patterns in a way that may threaten the survival of the species. A People's History of Science Connor, Clifford Book Connor focuses on the contributions of ordinary people living in ordinary times and the social and political history in which they lived. Spanning the time from the hunter-gatherers to the information... A People's Science: Against The Current vol. 122 Vandermeer, John Article 2006 Historical narratives of science tend to be triumphant tales of magnificent men (and an occasional wily woman) who, through brilliant insight and/or dedicated persistence, changed the way we understan... Perspectives On Power: Reflections on Human Nature and the Social Order Chomsky, Noam Book 1997 Chomsky sets down his thoughts on topics ranging from language and human nature, to the Middle East and East Timor. Postmodern Disrobed: Review of Intellectual Impostures Dawkins, Richard Article 1998 An admirable job of exposing the daffy absurdity of postmodernism intellectuals. Rationality/Science Chomsky, Noam Article 1995 Chomsky writes: "It strikes me as remarkable that the left today should seek to deprive oppressed people not only of the joys of understanding and insight, but also of tools of emancipation, informing... Richard Levins: Scientist, Activist and Friend Ruiz, Carmelo Article 2016 American scientist Richard Levins, philosopher of science, titan of ecology, forebear of agroecology, renowned authority on the social and ecological dimensions of disease, and friend of Puerto Rico, ... Science for the People with the EZLN Vandermeer, John and Perfecto, Ivette Article 2017 The Zapatistas have been extremely clever in responding to the continual challenges (not without serious setbacks), both militarily and politically. They have not only survived over the past 23 years ... The Science and Humanism of Stephen Jay Gould York, Richard; Clark, Brett Book 2011 Stephen Jay Gould was not only a leading paleontologist and evolutionary theorist, he was also a humanist with an enduring interest in the history and philosophy of science. The extraordinary range of... Science and liberation: Science as human curiosity, as authority, and as business Podur, Justin Article 2014 The conservative movement’s attack on science has several prongs. Where they can attain government office, as in Canada, they use the highly effective tools of funding and de-funding, and regulation a... Science, Myth, and History Malik, Kenan Article 2012 The story of ‘Kennewick Man’ - the debate around a 9000-year old skeleton and what it reveals about current ideas of culture, race and science. Scientific skepticism: Connexipedia Article Article A practical, epistemological position in which one questions the veracity of claims lacking empirical evidence. Secret Memo Casts Doubt on Feds' Claims for Science Library Closures: Goal stated is 'culling' research, not preserving and sharing through digitization Nikiforuk, Andrew Article 2013 A federal document marked "secret" obtained by Postmedia News indicates the closure or destruction of more than half a dozen world famous science libraries has little if anything to do with digitizing... Selections from the Prison Notebooks Gramsci, Antonio Book 1951 Gramsci's Notebooks cover a wide range of subjects including history, culture, politics, and philosophy. A Short Course in Intellectual Self-Defense: Find Your Inner Chomsky Baillargeon, Normand Book 2005 What must a citizen in a democracy know to make the word democracy meaningful? Baillargeon provides readers with the tools to see through everyday spin and jargon -- from politics to advertising, from... Skeptical Inquirer: The Magazine for Science and Reason - Periodical profile Serial Publication (Periodical) Encourages the critical investigation of paranormal and fringe-science claims from a responsible, scientific point of view and disseminates factual information about the results of such inquiries to t... Snake Oil Science: The Truth about Complementary and Alternative Medicine Bausell, R. Barker Book 2009 Illustrates how the placebo effect conspires to make medical therapies appear to be effective - not just to consumers, but to therapists and poorly trained scientists as well. Explores this phenomeno... Socialism and Revolution Gorz, Andre Book 1967 Representative democracy in every industrially advanced country is in a state of profound crisis. But we have been accustomed for so long to accept democracy in the form of its outward appearances and... The Socialist Register 1972: Volume 9: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1972 The Socialist Register 1973: Volume 10: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1973 The Socialist Register 1979: Volume 16: A Survey of Movements & Ideas Miliband, Ralph; Saville, John (eds.) Serial Publication (Periodical) 1979 A series of essays on the state of the global economy. Strange Fruit: Why Both Sides Are Wrong in the Race Debate Malik, Kenan Book 2008 Malik makes the case that most anti-racists accept the belief, also held by racialists and outright racists, that differences between groups are of great importance. While racialists attribute the dif... The Tradition of Scientific Marxism Holloway, John Article 2002 John Holloway challenges the myth that Marx promoted a "scientific socialism" in the positivistic understanding of "science" and insists rather on the "negative" and critical aspects of science. For H... Transforming Ourselves Transforming the World: An Open Conspiracy for Social Change Murphy, Brian K. Book 1999 Addresses society's pessimism about social change and provides a theoretical means and practice to overcome this fatalism. Transgressing the Boundaries: Toward a Transformative Hermeneutics of Quantum Gravity Sokal, Alan Article 1996 Alan Sokal submitted this parody of postmodernism, poststructuralist theory, deconstruction, and political moralism to the journal Social Text. The editors failed to spot the hoax and published it as ... Trick or Treatment?: Alternative Medicine on Trial (North American title: Trick or Treatment: The Undeniable Facts about Alternative Medicine) Singh, Simon; Ernst, Edzard Book 2008 Evaluates the scientific evidence for acupuncture, homeopathy, herbal medicine, and chiropractic, and briefly covers 36 other treatments. It finds that the scientific evidence for these alternative tr... The War on Science: Muzzled Scientists and Wilful Blindness in Stephen Harper's Canada Turner, Chris Book 2013 Do No Science, Hear No Science, Speak No Science -- that is the Harper agenda. And if this agenda is most evident and most pronounced in environmental science, that's simply because it is the field mo... What's Driving Chaotic Dismantling of Canada's Science Libraries?: Scientists reject Harper government claims vital material is being saved digitally Nikiforuk, Andrew Article 2013 Scientists say the closure of some of the world's finest fishery, ocean and environmental libraries by the Harper government has been so chaotic that irreplaceable collections of intellectual capital ... The Wheatgrass Mechanism: Science and Imagination in the Western Canadian Landscape Gayton, Don Book 1990 Who owns knowledge? Malik, Kenan Article 2007 The resurgence of a Romantic view of culture poses a real menace to the free flow of knowledge and threatens to corral it into intellectual Bantustans. The ideas of free speech and open debate become ... Zapatistas urge scientists to join in building a better world Article 2017 With all the damage that the capitalists have done to the people through their misuse of science, can we create a science that is truly human? Can we work collectively to defend life and humanity? Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesAlternatives To provide insightful environmental research and opinion from Canadian scholars, professionals and activists through publishing a quarterly environmental journal. Center for Science in the Public Interest The Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) is a consumer advocacy organization whose twin missions are to conduct innovative research and advocacy programs in health and nutrition, and to pr... Council of Canadians We believe that we Canadians should control our natural resources, our energy, our water, and our culture. We believe the important political and economic decisions that decide our future should be ma... Green Teacher For teachers wishing to promote global and environmental awareness in kids from K-12: ideas from successful green educators, classroom activities, reviews of teaching resources and announcements of ev... KenanMalik.com Kenan Malik's home page. See also blog at http://kenanmalik.wordpress.com.
Academically, my main areas of interest are the history of ideas; the history and philosophy of science; the philosophy of m... New Democracy Works for democratic revolution. Opposed to the domination of society by a small group of extremely wealthy people who control the big corporations and the government.
SEEDS Canada Foundation An education support organization for schools across Canada providing environmental education and sustainability education materials. Sources Sources specializes in collecting, indexing, and disseminating information to help journalists, editors, and researchers quickly reach articulate experts and spokespersons who can provide background i... Sources Experts & SpokespersonsSources LibraryAstronomy Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Bad Science Goldacre, Ben 2008 Goldacre notes the flaws in research practices and marketing practices leading to human gullibility. He aims to promote public understanding of science so that readers can discern the logic and eviden... Biology Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy. Can the Sciences Help Us to Make Wise Ethical Judgments? Kurtz, Paul 2004 Scientific knowledge has a vital, if limited, role to play in shaping our moral values and helping us to frame wiser judgments. Ethical values are natural and open to examination in the light of evide... Chemistry Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Discovery (Observation) Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Eric Marshall laments closure of namesake Fisheries library Rusland, Peter 2014 The government seems to be saying 'We want to exploit our natural resources, whether it's natural gas or oil sands, and basically to heck with environmental impacts.' False positives: fraud and misconduct are threatening scientific research High-profile cases and modern technology are putting scientific deceit under the microscope Jha, Alok 2012 Better detection tools and a rising retraction rate suggest scientific fraud may be widespread. Medicine Wars Will Alternative and Mainstream Medicine Ever Be Friends Seidman, Barry F. 2001 In the wake of dozens of new and complementary medicines flooding both the marketplace and some hospitals, which path will medicine take? Natural Science Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia An Open Letter To Congress From US Scientists On Climate Change And Recently Stolen Emails Sources News Release 2009 As U.S. scientists with substantial expertise on climate change and its impacts on natural ecosystems, our built environment and human well-being, we want to assure policy makers and the public of the... Pathfinders: The Golden Age of Arabic Science Al-Khalili, Jim 2012 A history of the role of the empire of Islam in the cultivation of knowledge, specifically the Arabic contributions to science. Physics Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia A natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through space-time, as well as all applicable concepts, including energy and force. Public Library of Science (PLOS) The PLOS mission is to accelerate progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. Everything that we publish is open-access – freely available online for anyone... Science Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia Science Daily Your source for the latest research news. Science and its enemies Introduction to the April 23, 2016 issue of Other Voices Diemer, Ulli 2016 Our society and its institutions, public and private, regularly tell us that science, and education in the sciences, are crucial to our future. These public declarations are strangely reminiscent of t... Science & Technology Topic Index in Sources Directory of Experts Spokespersons, Experts, and Resources A subject guide to experts and spokespersons on topics related to science and technology in the Sources directory for the media. Scientist Sources Select Resources Encyclopedia From the Connexions Archives |
