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Robert Kenner

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‘Merchants of doubt’ looks at ‘experts’ peddling junk science to the public

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In the world of science, there are the experts and the “experts.” The “experts” are in the pockets of corporations and special interest groups — and their primary goal is to sow doubt in the minds of the public.

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