The Rise and Fall of Federal Science
Over more than two centuries, the United States built a partnership between government and science that helped make the nation a world leader in discovery. The Rise and Fall of Federal Science tells how that system was built—and how, in just 18 months, its survival has been jeopardized..
The Misinformation Machine
An examination of how false claims spread, why they persist, and how modern communications systems can amplify misinformation faster than evidence can correct it.
Mysteries of the Deep
How scientific ocean drilling revolutionized geology and helped establish plate tectonics, reconstruct ancient climates, and reveal the history hidden beneath the seafloor.
Sentinels in the Sky
The story of the satellites and scientific instruments that transformed our understanding of Earth and its changing environment.
Faith in Fallacy: A Century of State-Sanctioned Science Denial
Faith in Fallacy examines a century of state-sanctioned science denial and its human consequences, from Lysenkoism and Nazi eugenics to AIDS denial, COVID-19, and climate change.
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Global Warming: Could Scientists Be Wrong?
Four Revolutions in the Earth Sciences: From Heresy to Truth
Going to Extremes: Weird Weather or Global Warming
Rough Winds: Extreme Weather and Climate Change
The Inquisition of Climate Science
Dead Pool: Lake Powell, Global Warming, and the Future of Water in the West
Grand Canyon: Solving Earth’s Grandest Puzzle
Night Comes to the Cretaceous
Pathways to Leadership: How to Achieve and Sustain Success
Strontium Isotope Geology
Unlocking the Moon’s Secrets: From Galileo to Giant Impact How scientists transformed the Moon from a distant object of speculation into a world with a decipherable history. Shows how lunar research revealed the Moon’s violent origins, its geological evolution, and its crucial role in understanding the early solar system.