Chris Mooney (via the MoJo blog) points us to two “noteworthy” articles in the most recent Scientific American that deal with the “production” of uncertainty over established science by industry-commissioned research and corporate lackies who specialize in such things. SA suggests bringing back the Office of Technology Assessment as a partial remedy, but the second article (subscription required) notes that never has industry had a more friendly regulatory atmosphere than now.
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