Counter-Knowledge: How We Surrendered to Conspiracy Theories, Quack Medicine, Bogus Science and Fake History by DAMIAN THOMPSON

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Counter-Knowledge: How We Surrendered to Conspiracy Theories, Quack Medicine, Bogus Science and Fake History by DAMIAN THOMPSONISBN: 9781843546764 Atlantic Books 01 July 2008 Paperback 208 pages We are being overwhelmed by dangerous nonsense. From 9 11 conspiracy theories to Holocaust denial, from creationism to unorthodox medicine, there is now an epidemic of demonstrably untrue descriptions of the world. For Damian Thompson, these unproven theories and spurious claims are forms of counterknowledge, spread not least by the internet, creating a global generation of misguided

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