Standing up for Science will have something to teach everyone, although anti-vaxxers who have decided that the scientific establishment is a monolith, hand in glove with Big Pharma, are unlikely to read it. But, for the curious reader, who would like to know more about what happens in the medical sciences, it provides a lot of insight.
When I first saw this book cover and title, I assumed that it might be a bit of a lecture on science and misinformation and the importance of rational decision-making – a kind of public understanding of science manifesto.
But the face on the cover encouraged me to pick it up.
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