Science Under Siege

How to Fight the Five Most Powerful Forces That Threaten Our World

De: Michael E. Mann, Peter J. Hotez

Narrado por: Tim Campbell

Two of the world’s most respected scientists reveal the forces behind the dangerous anti-science movement—and show us how to fight back

From pandemics to the climate crisis, humanity faces tougher challenges than ever. Whether it’s the health of our people or the health of our planet, we know we are on an unsustainable path. But our efforts to effectively tackle these existential crises are now hampered by a common threat: politically and ideologically motivated opposition to science.

Michael E. Mann and Peter J. Hotez are two of the most respected and well-known scientists in the world and have spent the last twenty years on the front lines of the battle to convey accurate, reliable, and trustworthy information about science in the face of determined and nihilistic opposition.

In this powerful manifesto, they reveal the five main forces threatening science: plutocrats, pros, petrostates, phonies, and the press. It is a call to arms and a road map for dismantling the forces of anti-science. Armed with the information in this book, we can be empowered to promote scientific truths, shine light on channels of dark money, dismantle the corporations poisoning the planet, and ultimately avert disaster.

©2025 Michael E. Mann (P)2025 PublicAffairs

Great summary of anti climate and anti pandemic forces

Great summary of the various disinformation around climate and vaccine forces, especially Russian anti climate efforts

We Gotta Wake Up!

This is a clear explanation for the layperson of how the rejection of science and truth have succeeded, for now, in endangering our democracy, our lives, and our planet as we know it.

Plan for moving forward.

Chapter 7 provided a plan for how we can move forward as a nation. Chapters 1-6 provided the justification for needing a plan

National heros

These two men, these two scientists, are national heroes and American patriots, in the best possible sense of these terms. I hope this work gets the audience it deserves and is a catalyst for the changes it advocates.

Gaslight much?

This is quite possibly the worst piece of trash I’ve ever soldiered through on this platform. It was a hubristic orgy of gaslighting. I’m embarrassed that I stayed with it to the end. Hotez and Mann both make many statements that are demonstrably false. They are an embarrassment.