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Originally Posted by maximusveritas
Just be careful to look out for the tobacco industry's studies.
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. . . and just to bring this point back on topic: the title of Crichton's speech is The Disinformation Age. If you really want to discuss this subject, you can't leave out the most egregious example in the recent history of science: the tobacco industry's well-funded and relentless disinformation campaign against honest scientists trying to study the harmful effects of cigarette smoke.