Helpless Earth: Reckless Science

* The paradox is striking.

* The most elaborate civilization of the most intelligent species is threatened by its most brilliant scientific achievements.

* Ample specifics are documented in the Doomsday Clock Archives and similar sources.

* On that well-recognized background, this book surveys the destructive effects of scientific breakthroughs since the rise of the Industrial Revolution.

* Key findings are strikingly contrary to predominant opinions about the benefit of science and the reliability of scientists.

* The historical scrutiny leads to a few stark conclusions:

* Acclaimed scientific institutions have long endangered humanity's survival, obscured their accountability, circulated misleading information, cultivated phony ethics, and fostered deceptive logic.

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