
Pandora’s Lab
Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong
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Narrated by:
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Greg Tremblay
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By:
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Paul A. Offit MD
About this listen
What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction? History is filled with brilliant ideas that gave rise to disaster, and this book explores the most fascinating - and significant - missteps.
Pandora's Lab takes us from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the United States; from the rise of trans fats as the golden ingredient for tastier, cheaper food to the heart disease epidemic that followed; and from the cries to ban DDT for the sake of the environment to an epidemic-level rise in world malaria.
These are today's sins of science - as deplorable as mistaken ideas from the past such as advocating racial purity or using lobotomies as a cure for mental illness. These unwitting errors add up to seven lessons both cautionary and profound, explained by renowned author and speaker Paul A. Offit. Offit uses these lessons to investigate how we can separate good science from bad, using as case studies some of today's most controversial creations: e-cigarettes, GMOs, and drug treatments for ADHD.
For every "Aha!" moment that should have been an "Oh no", this book is an engrossing account of how science has been misused disastrously - and how we can learn to use its power for good.
©2017 Paul A. Offit (P)2017 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Subject matter is disturbing.
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Fantastic!
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Took one star off because the focus is almost entirely on the Western world, even when the story affected other countries. Though that may be the difficulty for the author to access those details.
Lessons to use science better
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Very enjoyable but a little bit scary of what has happed behind our backs.
It opened my eyes
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Very interesting
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Well written and very well performed.
A fascinating look at the other side of science.
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Needs different subtitle
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This book is about the human race and our relentless desire to learn things (sometimes to our own detriment) to advance humanity further.
It is also about tragic mistakes, huge egos and the importance of knowing your history, so the mistakes of the past can't be repeated.
Highly recommend.
Essential listeing
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Fascinating read
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Ideology of Author bit off
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