When Science Goes Wrong Twelve Tales from the Dark Side of Discovery, Simon LeVay -
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Baboons on Ecstasy, death by volcano and catastrophic nuclear explosions... this is what happens When Science Goes Wrong.
British neuroscientist Simon LeVay has investigated and catalogued some of the world's most astonishing scientific disasters including how
* An innocent young black man is convicted of rape and sent to prison for 25 years on the basis of 'infallible' DNA evidence which turns out to be completely bogus.
* Cutting edge neuroscience techniques are used to treat an Olympic athlete's Parkinson's Disease which leaves him with a foetus growing in his brain.
* A study into why children stutter which ends up ruining their lives when scientists deliberately introduce speech impediments and, to their horror, find they are permanent.
'Spine-tingling occasionally gruesome accounts of well-meant but disastrous scientific bungling' - Los Angeles Times
'Simon LeVay displays a decided verve for both storytelling and hardcore explication' - The Guardian
'Entertaining and thought-provoking' - Publisher's Weekly
'This book will intrigue you to the very last sentence' - Daily Mail
'The dark - but fascinating - side of science... an absorbing read' - Geotimes
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When Science Goes Wrong Twelve Tales from the Dark Side of Discovery, Simon LeVay - Reviews
This book has some good case studies of various incidents however in all due respect it might be a stretch to imply that this is science going wrong. More importantly it is the actions of individuals or groups collectively (group think) that had blinders on that never thought "What if" during their implementation.
The old saying of "Expect the unexpected" can be illustrated within the conclusion which is small but pretty much provides a good solid end to the book. I rather not going into detail about the case studies because that alone would give away too much of the book. Some of these incidents might be known depending on how much you read. Personally I knew about the nuclear one and the NASA one but that was about it.
In all honesty the last incident I had to skip over because the author pretty much made his point to the point where any further examples would be redundant. I would recommend the book as it shows you do have to reframe different perspectives to keep design and implementation in a safe way.
Most books start off with a strong first chapter, not this book. The second and third chapters are also weak.
The first chapter of When Science Goes Wrong concerns a patient with an advanced state of Parkinson's who tries a promising, but untested procedure. The patient died, but likely not, from the untested procedure. Given the patient's debilitated state, undergoing the untesetd procedure was a reasonable decision for patient and his family to make. The untested procedure produced an interesting side effect, but other than this side effect, there wasn't much to the story.
The next chapter concerns a British wheatherman's poor choice of words in his forecast. His forecast was not substantially different than other forecasters which appeared later in the day, but who also got the forecast terribly wrong. The story told is more about the forecaster becoming infamous for his poor choice of words, than it is about "science gone wrong."
Similarliy, the third chapter concers a volcanic eruption in South American. But the storytelling is mostly about this certain city in Columbia, its nearby volcano, and a group of scientists who came to conduct research.
Fortunately, most of the other chapters are much more interesting. There is very intereting story about a dam built by William Mullholland (of Mullholand Drive fame). There is another interesting chapter about a nuclear accident in 1961. Another chapter is about an anthrax accident in the Soviet Union. Another chapter concerns a Mars lander. These chapters are truly stories about "Sciece Gone Wrong." Had there been more stories like these, Science Gone Wrong would easily rate five stars. I gave it just three.
Still, the not-so-interesting chapters are well-written, even if they don't properly reflect the title of the book. Also, as each chapter in an individual essay, it is book that can be read at lesiure. You don't have to remember the first chapter to enjoy the sixth.
Lastly, as there is nothing objectionable in text and the science is written in everyday language, Science Gone Wrong would make a suitable gift for a high school student interested in any branch of science.
It's a type of book that keep you saying "That really happen". A good buy.
It seems like the majority of books I am reading these days are authors who are on "The Daily Show". I really enjoyed this book. I usually read fiction but these vignettes are so surreal that it is hard to believe they actually happened.
Well written accounts of when things went horribly wrong.
Very well researched, informative and entertaining.
This book is a compendium of all the horror shows in science that have been covered by the press and just plain covered up. Each story is more fascinating than the next. I've bought two copies!
Entertaining read, just not an excellent one
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