The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It
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"The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It" is a nonfiction book that examines the political, cultural, and ideological attacks on scientific thinking and proposes ways to defend and restore science’s role in public life.
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Target entity: The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It Context triple: [Shawn Lawrence Otto, notableWork, The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It]
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The Warfare of Science
The Warfare of Science is a seminal 19th-century work by Andrew Dickson White that argues for the historical conflict between scientific progress and religious dogma.
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Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
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Some Enemies of Science
"Some Enemies of Science" is an essay by David Lewis that critiques various philosophical and methodological positions seen as hostile to the scientific enterprise.
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The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
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Science in a Free Society
Science in a Free Society is a 1978 philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques scientific rationalism and argues for pluralism, democracy, and freedom in the practice and governance of science.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It Target entity description: "The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It" is a nonfiction book that examines the political, cultural, and ideological attacks on scientific thinking and proposes ways to defend and restore science’s role in public life.
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A.
The Warfare of Science
The Warfare of Science is a seminal 19th-century work by Andrew Dickson White that argues for the historical conflict between scientific progress and religious dogma.
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B.
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science
Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science is a classic skeptical book by Martin Gardner that critically examines pseudoscience, fringe theories, and popular scientific misconceptions.
-
C.
Some Enemies of Science
"Some Enemies of Science" is an essay by David Lewis that critiques various philosophical and methodological positions seen as hostile to the scientific enterprise.
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D.
The Art and Politics of Science
The Art and Politics of Science is a memoir by Nobel Prize–winning scientist Harold Varmus that reflects on his life in research and his influential roles in science policy and leadership.
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E.
Science in a Free Society
Science in a Free Society is a 1978 philosophical work by Paul Feyerabend that critiques scientific rationalism and argues for pluralism, democracy, and freedom in the practice and governance of science.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Shawn Lawrence Otto
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The War on Science: Who’s Waging It, Why It Matters, What We Can Do About It
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