Henry H. Bauer is professor emeritus of chemistry and science studies and dean emeritus of arts and sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The author of numerous books, including several that examine scientific heterodoxies, he lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.

“Recommended”—Choice; “a most worthwhile book...well-researched”—Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective; “explores how heterodox ideas are suppressed or ignored by professionals claiming to be open minded and objective”—Reference & Research Book News.

• Table of ContentsList of Figures      List of Tables      Preface      Introduction      1. Three Prominent Knowledge Monopolies and Research Cartels      2. Common Features of Knowledge Monopolies      3. A Public Act of Censorship: Elsevier and Medical Hypotheses      4. More Cartels and Hegemonies      5. Knowledge Monopolies as a New Phenomenon in Science      6. How Science Became Reliable, and Why It No Longer Is      7. Public Knowledge About Science      8. Official Reports Are Not Scientific Publications      9. 21st-Century Science: Post-Modern, with Knowledge Monopolies      10. Consequences      11. Can 21st-Century Science Become Trustworthy Again?      Bibliography      Index

Henry H. Bauer is professor emeritus of chemistry and science studies and dean emeritus of arts and sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The author of numerous books, including several that examine scientific heterodoxies, he lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.

“Recommended”—Choice; “a most worthwhile book...well-researched”—Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective; “explores how heterodox ideas are suppressed or ignored by professionals claiming to be open minded and objective”—Reference & Research Book News.

• Table of ContentsList of Figures      List of Tables      Preface      Introduction      1. Three Prominent Knowledge Monopolies and Research Cartels      2. Common Features of Knowledge Monopolies      3. A Public Act of Censorship: Elsevier and Medical Hypotheses      4. More Cartels and Hegemonies      5. Knowledge Monopolies as a New Phenomenon in Science      6. How Science Became Reliable, and Why It No Longer Is      7. Public Knowledge About Science      8. Official Reports Are Not Scientific Publications      9. 21st-Century Science: Post-Modern, with Knowledge Monopolies      10. Consequences      11. Can 21st-Century Science Become Trustworthy Again?      Bibliography      Index

Henry H. Bauer is professor emeritus of chemistry and science studies and dean emeritus of arts and sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (Virginia Tech). The author of numerous books, including several that examine scientific heterodoxies, he lives in Blacksburg, Virginia.

“Recommended”—Choice; “a most worthwhile book...well-researched”—Social Epistemology Review and Reply Collective; “explores how heterodox ideas are suppressed or ignored by professionals claiming to be open minded and objective”—Reference & Research Book News.

• Table of ContentsList of Figures      List of Tables      Preface      Introduction      1. Three Prominent Knowledge Monopolies and Research Cartels      2. Common Features of Knowledge Monopolies      3. A Public Act of Censorship: Elsevier and Medical Hypotheses      4. More Cartels and Hegemonies      5. Knowledge Monopolies as a New Phenomenon in Science      6. How Science Became Reliable, and Why It No Longer Is      7. Public Knowledge About Science      8. Official Reports Are Not Scientific Publications      9. 21st-Century Science: Post-Modern, with Knowledge Monopolies      10. Consequences      11. Can 21st-Century Science Become Trustworthy Again?      Bibliography      Index