The politically incorrect guide to science

Introduction: the lures of politics

Global warming

Yes, more nukes

Good vibes: radiation hormesis

"Good chemistry"

The DDT ban

Biodiversity and endangered species

African AIDS: a political epidemic

The folly of Dolly: cloning and its discontents

The stem cell challenge to bioengineering

A map to nowhere

The great cancer error

The abiding myths: flat earth and warfare between science and religion

By chance, or by design?

Evolution: the missing evidence

Epilogue

Notes

Index.