Archive for May, 2020
“The Life and Times of Galileo,” Galileo and the Science Deniers, by Mario Livio
“Disputes about the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic offer another parallel. In an email interview with America, Livio was as frank as I believe Galileo would have been. He wrote:”
There is no question that the initial dismissive response of the administration to the scientists’ warnings concerning the coronavirus has had disastrous consequences…. One of the most important lessons from the Galileo affair has been: Believe in science! To bet against science when human life is at stake is insane.
You can read my review of Mario Livio’s Galileo and the Science Deniers by clicking the image below.
You can buy Galileo and the Science Deniers at Barnes and Noble.
