Wednesday, February 10, 2010

What is the true orgin of the term ';junk science?';?

The term ';junk science';, as used in political and legal disputes in the United States, brands an advocate's claims about scientific data, research, analyses as spurious. The term generally conveys a pejorative connotation that the advocate is driven by political, ideological, financial, and other unscientific motivesWhat is the true orgin of the term ';junk science?';?
The term was coined by a politician to describe the 'scientist's work of predicting the new ice age back in the '70s. Junk science is based loosely on The Chicken Little Syndrome and gives false comfort to and justifies paranoid delusions caused by the Syndrome.
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