Friday, 22 May 2015

The Geek Manifesto by Mark Henderson


Here is a book to follow on from the election. It is written by a science journalist and administrator who has become disillusioned at the way politicians of all persuasions try to claim that their policies are evidence-based. He works for a medical charity at the moment and so is very well aware of the need for “double blind” trials. He is very critical of the methods used in government that fall short of these high standards. This book is partisan – it is a passionate defence of the role of science in our society. If that’s not your thing, you might consider it to be a polemic. But do try the book. You don’t have to read it all to get the flavour. He covers many different policy areas.
 

Borrow it from the school library and read it. I dare you.