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Frontiers of Illusion Science, Technology, and the Politics of Progress

Daniel Sarewitz

For the past fifty years, science and technology―supported with billions of dollars from the U.S. government―have advanced at a rate that would once have seemed miraculous, while society's problems have grown more intractable, complex, and diverse. Yet scientists and politicians alike continue to pr...

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The Ezra Klein Show

In the episode, Jane Flagle highlighted the book as a brilliant analysis that exposed common myths about science and offered recommendations for strengthening the link between scientific research and societal outcomes. She praised its clear insight into science and technology policy, suggesting it was especially valuable for understanding how to improve science‑society relationships.

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Episode: Is Decarbonization Dead?

Jane said the book does a great job exposing myths about science and showing how to improve sciencesociety outcomes.

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The second one is Frontiers of Illusion by Daniel Sarewitz, a brilliant thinker around science and technology policy who does a great job laying out the myths we believe about science and how we need to enhance the relationship of science to social outcomes.

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