State of Fear

Michael Crichton spoke about science policy development. His book State of Fear, published by HarperColllins, was a fictional account of the… read more

Michael Crichton spoke about science policy development. His book State of Fear, published by HarperColllins, was a fictional account of the politics behind global warming studies. Mr. Crichton said that the politics of science often influence the results of scientific studies because certain groups have particular interests in the outcome of a test. An example would be a company that manufactures aerosol cans, funding a test about the effects of aerosol on the ozone layer. Mr. Crichton argued that for a study to be particularly fair two different groups with opposing interests (when applicable) should conduct the same study at the same time, and then the results of each should be published simultaneously and compared. He used slides to illustrate his presentation. Following his remarks he answered questions from members of the audience. close

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State of Fear

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Program ID:
185495-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Feb 12, 2005 | 9:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Nov 08, 2008 | 11:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Feb 12, 2005 | 9:30pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 13, 2005 | 3:13pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Feb 20, 2005 | 10:44am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Mar 20, 2005 | 2:29am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jan 18, 2007 | 2:54am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 18, 2007 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Jan 22, 2007 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Nov 06, 2008 | 4:50am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 06, 2008 | 2:21pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 08, 2008 | 8:00am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Nov 08, 2008 | 11:01pm EST | C-SPAN 2
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