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Where politics and science should not mix

Broadcast: Midmorning, 08/12/2010, 10:06 a.m.

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A science historian explains why some scientists are trying to undermine recent research on global warming and spread mistruths.

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  • Naomi Oreskes: Professor of History and Science Studies at the University of California San Diego. Her latest book is called "Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming."

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