Birds are not real
According to his book, our next big mistake was allowing these parallel narratives of science to foster almost unchallenged for the next 60 years. One of the best examples is Andrew Wakefield’s paper on the ‘link’ between autism and the MMR vaccine that single-handedly launched the anti-vax movement and, despite having no scientific credibility, took 12 years to be retracted.
Existential crisis, what crisis?
The opinions expressed in John Hands’ book stand in striking contrast to those of other commentators on the situation. He accepts that significant changes are now taking place on our planet but claims that these are neither unmanageable nor do they constitute an existential threat.