* The paradox is striking. * Advanced scientific civilization that provides immense material benefits is threatened by self-destruction. * No doubt, sobering documentation is amply available in the Doomsday Clock archives and similar sources. * On that well-known background, this book explores the ghastly impacts of celebrated scientific accomplishments since the rise of the Industrial Revolution. * Key findings are diametrically contrary to prevailing opinions about the value of science and the reliability of scientists. * Indeed, this revisionist work offers a few stark conclusions: * Admired scientific institutions have long endangered human society, obscured their accountability, circulated biased information, cultivated phony ethics, and fostered deceptive logic *

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