[Free ebook downloads] Pandora's Lab: Seven Stories of Science Gone Wrong PDF
By Paul A. Offit MD
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12634“Books open your mind, broaden your mind, and strengthen you as nothing else can.” -William Feather
Synopsis
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: from opium's heyday as the pain reliever of choice to recognition of opioids as a major cause of death in the U.S.; 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...