Not A Scientist

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Names: Levitan, Dave.

Title: Not a scientist : how politicians mistake, misrepresent, and utterly
mangle science / Dave Levitan.

Description: First edition. | New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017] |
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: LCCN 2016029048 | ISBN 9780393353327 (pbk.)

Subjects: LCSH: Science—Social aspects. | Technology—Social aspects. |
Science—Political aspects. | Technology—Political aspects.

Classification: LCC Q175.5 .L4745 2017 | DDC 303.48/3—dc23 LC record

available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016029048

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