Denialism

Denialism - Michael Specter

From Amazon: "In Denialism, New Yorker staff writer Michael Specter reveals that Americans have come to mistrust institutions and especially the institution of science more today than ever before. For centuries, the general view had been that science is neither good nor bad — that it merely supplies information and that new information is always beneficial. Now, science is viewed as a political constituency that isn't always in our best interest. We live in a world where the leaders of African nations prefer to let their citizens starve to death rather than import genetically modified grains. Childhood vaccines have proven to be the most effective public health measure in history, yet people march on Washington to protest their use."

If you think that eating organic food is a good thing for the world, or that eating multi-vitamins is actually useful.. you should read this. I'd recommend it, if for nothing more than reading a different side of the story.