Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives
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and antioxidents
and Briggs
CAM
dangers of
deregulation of
and food additives
and food labeling
and health care
and HIV/AIDS
homeopathy
and nutrition
and placebo effect
and snake oil
and supplements
and Weil
Alzheimer’s disease
amalgam protestors
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Medical Association (AMA)
American Museum of Natural History, New York
American Neurological Association, Eugenical Sterilization
Ames, Bruce N.
amorphadiene
Amyris Biotechnologies
anthrax attacks (2002)
antibiotics
antioxidents
APOE protein
Apollo 13 mission
APP (amyloid precursor protein)
APPROVe study
Armstrong, Neil
artemisinin
arthritis, and Vioxx
ashwagandha
Asilomar Conference, California (1975)
aspirin
asthma:
and genetics
in Hispanics
AstraZeneca
atomic bomb
Australasian Journal of Bone and Joint Medicine
authority, questioning
autism:
advocacy groups on
anecdotal evidence on
blame sought in cases of
definitions of
developmental disorders in
and fear
genetic research on
litigation-driven hypotheses on
research funding on
rise in cases of
and special education
and state aid
symptoms similar to mercury poisoning
and vaccines
avian influenza
ayurvedic medicine
Bacon, Francis
Baltimore, David
BASF, and canola
Benedetti, Fabrizio
Berg, Paul
Bextra
Big Oil
Big Pharma
Big Tobacco
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
BioBricks
biochemistry
Biodesic
biofuels
biotech games
biotechnology:
birth of
and organic food
risks of
and world hunger
bioterrorism
bird flu
birth control pills, deaths from
Blair, Cherie
Blair, Tony
Blake, William
Blue Heron
Borlaug, Norman
Borloo, Jean-Louis
Briggs, Josephine
Bromley. Allan
Brownell, Kelly
Bt
Bügel, Susanne
Burchard, Esteban González
Burton, Dan
Bush, George W.
Butler, Samuel, “Darwin Among the Machines,”
CAM, see alternative medicines
Campbell, Kent
Canada, vaccinations in
cancer:
cell manipulation
and HPV vaccine
and measles
risk of
canola
Caplan, Arthur
Carlson, Rob
Biology Is Technology
Carlson Curve
Carnegie Foundation
Carrey, Jim
Carroll, Lewis
Caruso, Denise, Intervention
cassava
Ceci, Stephen
Celebrex
Celera Genomics
censorship
Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI)
Centers for Disease Control, and polio vaccines
cervical cancer
Challenger
Charles, Prince of Wales
Chernobyl disaster
Chesterton, G. K., Eugenics and Other Evils
children, synthetic
China:
cotton industry in
environmental issues in
isolationism of
rice in
rising income in
tea in
chloroquine
cholera
cholesterol
chondroitin
Church, George
civilizations, emergence of
Clark, William (explorer)
Clark, William C. (professor)
Clarke, Arthur C.
Clean Water Act
Cleveland Clinic
Clinton, Bill
Clinton, Hillary
Club of Rome, The Limits to Growth
Coca-Cola Company
Collins, Francis S.
Colten Snyder v. HHS
common ancestor
complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), see alternative medicines
Complete Genomics
Condit, Celeste
conspiracy:
assumptions of
confusion among theorists of
Continental Army, vaccination of
cordyceps
corporate greed
cowpox
cox-2 inhibitors (coxibs)-
Creation Museum
Crick, Francis
Crohn’s disease
crystal meth
Cuba, agriculture in
Cuyahoga River, afire
cyclooxygenase-2
DALYs (disability-adjusted life years)
Darwin, Charles
deCODE genetics
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
denialism:
arguments used in
and conspiracy theories
distortion of facts in
forms of
and loss of control
use of term
DES (diethylstilbestrol)
diphtheria
disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)
disease, see illness
disposable biological systems, creation of
DNA:
capacity of tools for study of
comparisons of
components of
cost of processing
decoding sequences of
do-i t-yourself research on
and genome studies
Internet sales of
open-source biology of
personal analysis of
and polio virus research
recombinant technology
resurrecting
self-re plicating
structure of
synthetic
Dole, Bob
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor
Drazen, Jeffrey
drosophila
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
drug metabolizing enzymes
drug resistance
Duesberg, Peter
DuPont Corporation
Dyson, Freeman
echinacea
education
Ehrlich, Paul, The Population Bomb
Einstein, Albert
eleuthero (Siberian ginseng)
Elizabeth I, queen of England
Emanuel, Ezekiel
encephalopathy
Endy, Drew
energy, new sources of
energy drinks
Enlightenment
Enriquez, Juan
environmental issues:
and agriculture
and genetics
pollution
solutions to
ephedra
ETC Group
eugenics
Every Child by Two
evolution
common ancestor in
and genetic modification
intelligent design as alternative to
of machines
manipulation of
natural selection
rejection of the idea of
and survival
theory of
extinct animals, bringing back to life
falciparum parasite
Falk, Gary W.
Fallon, Sally
family planning
Fauci, Anthony S.-
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federoff, Nina
Feinberg, Harvey
Feynman, Richard
Finland, vaccinations in
Fisher, Barbara Loe
flu virus (1918), reconstruction of
flying, fear of
folic acid
food, see genetically modified food; organic foods
food additives
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), UN
Food and Drug Administration (FDA):
and AIDS drug protests
bureaucracy of
drugs approved by
and ephedra
formation of
and public trust
and raw food
and safety issues
and vaccines
and Vioxx
food labels
Foo Fighters
Ford Motor Company, and Pinto
Frankel, Rob
“frankenfoods,”
Franklin, Benjamin
Franklin, James
free radicals
Fresco, Louise
Friends of the Earth
fuel:
biofuels
hydrocarbons burned for
GALA (Genetics of Asthma in Latino Americans)
Galanis, Evanthia
Galileo Galilei
Galton, Francis
Gardner, Steve
Gattaca (film)
Geier, David
Geier, Mark
General Mills
Generation Rescue
genes:
construction of
evolution of
manipulation of
mutations in
unpredictability of
genetically encoded memory systems
genetically modified food-
for Africa
canola
cassava
environmental effects of
fears of
golden rice
opponents of
safety of
and seeds
unintended consequences of
vs. nature’s dangers
Genetically Modified Science Review Panel, UK
genetic code, nonlinear
genetic engineering
genetics:
and disease -
and environment
and eugenics
and human genome
and intelligence
pharmacogenetics
and race
recent developments in
Genetics of Asthma in Latino Americans (GALA)
genocide
genome:
data carried on one’s cell phone
sequencing of
study of
synthetic creation of
genomics:
abuse of
author’s tests in
industry-
medical applications of
Personal Genome Project
and SNPs
transgenic organisms created in
George I, king of England, children vaccinated
Gilbert, Walter
Gilmartin, Ray
global warming
Glofish
glutamine
Gluud, Christian
Godard, Jean-Luc
Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von
golden rice
Gonzalez, Nicholas
Google
Gordon, Jay
Gorski, David
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Graham, David
Green Our Vaccines
Greenpeace
Green Revolution
Griffith, Saul
Gulcher, Jeff
Haley, Boyd
Hamill, Dorothy
Handley, J. B.
Harkin, Tom
harm, quantification of
Harvard Medical School, ethical questions in
Hatch, Orrin
Healing Every Autistic Life
Healy, Bernadine
Heidmann, Thierry
Helicobacter pylori
helmets, use of
hemochromatosis
herd immunity
heredity
Hib influenza (Haemophilus influenzae type B)
Hispanics:
asthma in
and disease
Holocaust deniers
Homa, David
homeopathy
homeschooling
hope
HPV (human papilloma virus) vaccine
Huffington Post
Human Genome Project
Hunter, David J.
Hutchison, Clyde
hydrocarbons
I Am Legend (film)
ibuprofen
Iceland, race and genetics study in
iGEM (International Genetically Engineered Machine)
illness:
avoiding altogether
creating new
fears of
and genetics -
and herd immunity
as judgment by God
old diseases returning
prevention of
risks of
vaccines vs., see vaccinations
Immunization Safety Review Committee:
establishment of
Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine and Autism report of
members of
public reactions against
India:
changing demographics in
environmental issues in
food supply in
golden rice in
Individuals with Disabilities Act
influenza
Institute for Genomic Research
Institute for OneWorld Health
Institute of Medicine (IOM):
on drug promotions
and public trust
and vaccine safety
Vioxx studies by
insulin
intellectual property, sharing of
intelligence, and race
intelligent design
International Center for Research in Organic Food Systems, Denmark
International Genetically Engineered Machine (iGEM)
Internet:
ordering DNA via
rapid communication via
inventions
iridology
Iskander, John
isoprenoids
Israelsen, Loren D.
Jacobs, Joseph
Japan, weapons of
Jefferson, Thomas
Jenner, Edward
Jetsons, The (TV)
Joint BioEnergy Institute (JBEI)
Jones, Steve
Journal of the American Medical Association
Joy, Bill
Judicial Watch
Kaczynski, Ted (Unabomber)
Kartzinel, Jerry
Keasling, Jay
Kellogg Company
Kennedy, Robert F. Jr.
Kevles, Daniel J., In the Name of Eugenics
King, Larry
Knight, Tom
knowledge:
ebb and flow of
fear vs.
value of
Koop. Everett
Kraft, Peter
Krebs, Ernst T. Sr.
laetrile
Lahn, Bruce
Lancet:
and vaccines
and Vioxx
Lander, Eric
Larry King Live (TV)
Lawrence of Arabia
laying on of hands
le Carré, John, The Constant Gardener
Lederberg, Joshua
Leung, Brent W.
Lewis, Meriwether
life:
control over
creating new forms of
resurrecting extinct forms of
life expectancy
Life Sciences Project
Lipitor
Lipton, Michael
listeria
locavores
Loeb, Jacques
Luddites
Lurie, Peter
macular degeneration
mad cow disease
magic, and technology
ma huang
malaria
Malthus, Thomas
Manhattan Project
Mather, Cotton
Mather, Increase
Mayo Clinic
Mbeki, Thabo
McAuliffe, Christa
McCarthy, Jenny
Healing and Preventing Autism
McCormick, Marie
and committee report
and infectious diseases
and vaccine safety
McWilliams, James E., American Pests
measles:
and cancer
and fear
resurgence of cases
vaccination for
virulence of
Melchett, Lord Peter
Melo, John
memory systems, genetically encoded
Mendel, Gregor
Mengele, Josef
Menzies, Gavin: The Year China Discovered America
Merck & Company, Inc.:
data suppressed by
and FDA
lawsuits against
and loss of public trust
promotions by
and Topol
and Vioxx-
and Vytorin
mercury:
in dental fillings
ethyl vs. methyl
symptoms of poisoning by
and thimerosal
and vaccines
methamphetamine
milk thistle
mind-body connection
Minimal Genome Project
Miracco, Edward
miracles, expectation of
mitochondria
mitochondrial defects
MMR vaccination
molecular biology
Moms Against Mercury
Monsanto
Montgomery, David R., Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
Moore, Gordon
Moore’s Law
Morton Thiokol Corporation
Mukherjee, Debabrata
Muller, Hermann J.
Mulloy, Lawrence
mumps, vaccination for-
mutagenesis
Mycoplasma genitalium
myopathy
naproxen (Aleve)
NASA
National Academy of Sciences
on genetic engineering
Immunization Safety Review Committee
Institute of Medicine
public skepticism toward
National Cancer Institute
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM)
National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act
National Human Genome Research Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health
National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC)