Dogmatism in Science and Medicine: How Dominant Theories Monopolize Research and Stifle the Search for Truth
Henry H. Bauer [Bauer, Henry H.]asingly, this text argues, dogma has taken the place of authentic science.
This study examines how conflicts of interest—both institutional and individual—have become pervasive in the science world, and also explores the troubling state of research funding and flaws of the peer-review process. It looks in depth at the dominance of several specific theories, including the Big Bang cosmology, human-caused global warming, HIV as a cause of AIDS, and the efficacy of anti-depressant drugs. In a scientific environment where distinguished experts who hold contrary views are shunned, this book is an important contribution to the examination of scientific heterodoxies.
Reviews of the book at: http://henryhbauer.homestead.com/Dogmatism-Reviews.html
About the Author (wikipedia)
Henry Hermann Bauer (born November 16, 1931[1]) is an emeritus professor of chemistry and science studies at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).[2] He is the author of several books and articles on fringe science, arguing in favour of the existence of the Loch Ness Monster and against Immanuel Velikovsky, and is an AIDS denialist.[3] Following his retirement in 1999, he was editor-in-chief of the Journal of Scientific Exploration, a fringe science publication.[2] Bauer also served as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Virginia Tech, generating controversy by criticising affirmative action.[3]