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I get some flak for criticizing biomedicine. But science is\u00a0not–and should not be–a sacred cow. Withstanding criticism\u00a0and becoming stronger for it is one of the qualities that unites scholarship and science.<\/p>\n

My critique of science is about hype, oversell, and corporatization, not evidence. When\u00a0it’s a matter of evidence vs. politics or superstition, I stand arm-in-arm with science. On evolution. On race. And on climate change.<\/p>\n

Wish I could have been in New York for the People’s Climate March<\/a>. But there is just no denying the evidence anymore.\u00a0I know the climate deniers make their own graphs–it’s a good example of how ideology can be drawn into charts as well as essays. But the consensus is clear, and it’s not just a bunch of liberal Chicken Littles. We’re losing Florida, man. And the reason is clear. The Collapse of Western Civilization<\/a>, the new\u00a0genre-bending book from the distinguished historians of science Naomi Oreskes and Erik Conway, is at the top of my reading pile. Check it out.<\/p>\n

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