State of Fear is a novel by Michael Crighton in which via a fictional narrative presents "real" scientific evidence that supports his central thesis:
- The science for or against global warming or other types of climate change is not sufficently well documented and/or agreed on to base policy on
- As a species (especially Westerners) we have a very bad track record of managing complex systems we do not understand well
- When science and politics collide when the science is shaky at best the results are almost always bad (gives two examples besides climate change in a appendix)
Disclaimer: This page is not a debate on the scientific merits (or lack there of) of any of the science that Crighton cites. Please visit XXXX to view both sides of the debate as it relates to the specific citations provided in the biblography of the novel.
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