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The Doubt Makers
Written by: Michelle Nijhuis, Monday 19 May 2008 - 05:00 AM 
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By funding its own research, industry has raised unwarranted doubts about a range of scientific issues — from the risks of tobacco to the reality of climate change — delaying response to public dangers for decades. Can scientists and journalists learn to beat the doubt industry before our most serious problems beat us all?
Pills or Practice? Boosting Brain Power
Written by: Amy R. Ramos, Thursday 01 May 2008 - 12:08 PM 0 Comments
Our Tom Jacobs wrote in March about plagiarism and fraud among writers and academics, referring to it as a "doping scandal" in the world of letters. The term was meant to be a metaphor, but as it turns out, there may be greater use of performance-enhancing drugs going on in intellectual circles than one might expect.
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