by Paul A. Offit
What happens when ideas presented as science lead us in the wrong direction?<br> <br> 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 the...
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Published
2017
Pages
287
ISBN
9781426217982
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