The Book

Coming this summer, How the Internet Disrupted Science will explore the effects of the politics, business practices, philosophical leanings, and cultural assumptions imported from Silicon Valley over the past few decades into the scientific claims space, and their effects on trust, truth, and reliability.

Drawn from years of coverage, first-hand accounts, and a wide-ranging view of related investigations and contemplations, the book connects the dots to provide a meaningful picture of what is afflicting the scientific information space, while also showing a better way forward.

Early Praise

“This book astounded me. It reveals the ugly truths about the exploitation of scientific publishing by tech-bros and tricksters, and how the idea of greater access to scientific papers crashes head-on into profit through deception. An eye-opening must read.” — Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD, Founder, Defend Public Health

“Kent Anderson and Joy Moore provide a compelling account of how the internet, digital publishing, social media, open access, and other ‘advances’ are conspiring to threaten not only the communication of science, but science itself. They harness their substantial experience to suggest actions to help remedy the mess. I hope the scientific community embraces those suggestions.” — Christine Laine, MD, MPH, Editor in Chief, Annals of Internal Medicine

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About the Publisher

Prometheus Books — an imprint of Globe Pequot — was founded in 1969 by the late philosopher Paul Kurtz. The company is committed to testing the boundaries of established thought and providing readers with thoughtful and authoritative books in a wide variety of categories. Publishing intelligent nonfiction for the thoughtful lay reader, Prometheus Books has focused on several core categories including popular science, critical thinking, philosophy, history, atheism, humanism, current events, psychology, and true crime. Headquartered in Amherst, NY, their books have been translated into more than 50 languages.

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