realthog: (corrupted science)
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I heard last night from Michio Kaku with his list of topics we're likely to cover when he interviews me tonight about my book Corrupted Science for his radio programme
Science Fantastic:

1) Fraudulent Scientists

          Piltdown man

          Tobacco lobby

          South Korean clone experiments

 

2) Seeing what they wanted to see

          Pons and Fleishman

 

3) Military Madness

          CIA’s investigation into occult

 

4) The one true book

          Creationism

 

5) Ideology trumps science

          Lysenko, Hitler

 

 

6) The political corruption of science

          Bush’s policies

That's quite a range of stuff to discuss, so my guess is we won't cover all of it. Still, it'll be fun trying.

Now to spend the day swotting . . .


Date: 2009-01-17 02:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] charlesatan.livejournal.com
I suspect #6 is an entire show altogether.

Good luck!

Date: 2009-01-17 02:45 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

Thanks! How's the nose?

Date: 2009-01-17 08:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] charlesatan.livejournal.com
I can breathe through it although there's still bloody phlegm.

Date: 2009-01-17 09:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

"I can breathe through it although there's still bloody phlegm."

Oh, how rotten -- huge sympathies. Hope all is well again soon.

Date: 2009-01-17 03:01 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quietselkie.livejournal.com
Men who stare at goats!!!!

Sounds like fun.

Date: 2009-01-17 03:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

Perhaps not so much for the goats.

Date: 2009-01-17 03:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] quietselkie.livejournal.com
Hahahahahaha!

See, this is what makes you a good editor. I meant, but did not say, the interview topics sound like fun. I lack precision.

Date: 2009-01-17 05:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

"you a good editor"

Please tell all your wealthy publishing friends this.

Date: 2009-01-17 05:51 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com
Being bored to death, you mean? Or having to deal with generals who think they can develop the ability to walk through walls?

Date: 2009-01-17 05:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

"Or having to deal with generals who think they can develop the ability to walk through walls?"

Can't everyone?

Date: 2009-01-17 06:03 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com
I've never developed the ability. A gentleman, now an Anglican bishop, once accused me of the ability of being in two places at once, but that was because he drove a slow car and I was fleeter of foot in my youth than I am now.
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Date: 2009-01-18 03:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com
Which two? His becoming a bishop, or my once being young?

Date: 2009-01-18 03:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

"A gentleman, now an Anglican bishop"

Aren't the two incompatible?

Date: 2009-01-18 03:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] fledgist.livejournal.com
His manners were always impeccable.

Date: 2009-01-17 03:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nballingrud.livejournal.com
Oh, I'd love to hear this. Is it streamed online, by any chance?

Date: 2009-01-17 03:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

"Is it streamed online, by any chance?"

Apparently so. Pam dug out the relevant info:
http://pds-lit.livejournal.com/115879.html

Date: 2009-01-17 03:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] nballingrud.livejournal.com
Oh, excellent. Thanks!

Date: 2009-01-17 03:21 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

It's my pleasure.

*bows*

Date: 2009-01-17 05:14 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tomaq.livejournal.com
Yeah, do you think you could broaden the subject matter a tad? :)
#6 could be a goddam series, a year of Frontline or Nova.

Date: 2009-01-17 05:58 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

I'm surprised it hasn't been.

Date: 2009-01-18 03:22 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

In the event we got through only about half the topics, so didn't even get to #6. Luckily, though, a caller raised the topic of global warming so I was able to fit in some indication that political corruption of science is not just something that happens overseas. Michio was pretty strong on the subject too.

Date: 2009-01-18 03:30 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tomaq.livejournal.com
You could almost write a book on it. (Heyyy...)

Date: 2009-01-17 05:54 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hutch0.livejournal.com
I don't know whether it's of any interest, but four or five years ago I interviewed a bloke who claimed to have been part of the CIA's remote viewing programme.

Date: 2009-01-17 05:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] realthog.livejournal.com

I'll be sure to mention this.

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