Michael Crichton: Fear and Complexity [State of Fear + Why Politicized Science is Dangerous]

Michael Crichton ^ | November 15, 2005 | Michael Crichton

[Tolik]

Nailed It!

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[Tolik]

[Blueflag]

I have read the book and referred it to ALL my envirowacko friends, particularly friends of my college-age sons.

The impact is amazing. ;-


Facts twist the troubled mind.

[mnehring]

bump for later

[SJSAMPLE]

A pretty good book, but more importantly:
CRICHTON CITES SOURCES!

When was the last time a "scientist" on the Crappy News NOTwork actually cited sources or actual "facts"?

[RadioAstronomer]

ping for later read.

[Tolik]

I picked it up in an airport a month ago and was very glad I did. Honestly, as a literature it is an average at best, but the factual stuff is great.

[chaosagent]

Bookmarked

[Breyean]

Loved State of Fear.

But somehow I doubt we'll be seeing it made into a movie any time soon.

In fact, I'd bet NONE of his books from now on will get any favorable publicity from the MSM.

[Restorer]

I read the book for the information, but I thought that as literature it was well below the average for Chrichton, who is not that great a writer at best.

Some of his plot devices, like a tsunami to wipe out the CA coast being started by an induced underwater landslide somewhere in Micronesia, make no sense at all. Such a tsunami would cause enormous damage in adjacent areas, but would be largely dissipated by the time it had crossed the entire Pacific, which is, as Michael points out elsewhere, large.

[NaughtiusMaximus]

In other words, we shouldn't listen when the government says, "We're only here to help you."

[Alouette]

"State of Fear" is an excellent book. I especially liked the part where the Hollyweird enviro-whacko "who plays the President on TV" gets eaten by cannibals.

[Hoboto]

A great book! I also liked "Prey".

[Termite_Commander]

Great post.

[generally]

A very long article, but well worth reading.

It ought to be required reading for many. In particular, I think anyone involved in making or implementing environmental policy.

Many of the actions described in the article are what have given environmentalists a bad reputation. I consider myself to be an environmentalist, but the name has such a bad connotation, due to so many of these bad decisions, that I'm reluctant to use it.

[fishtank]

BFLR = bump for later reading

[kabar]

I attended Crichton's same lecture last year at the Smithsonian, which included the exact slides. He took some heat from the Leftist audience but stood his ground.

[Judith Anne]

Outstanding post! Thank you thank you thank you!
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[BIGLOOK]

BTTT for later