Monthly Archives: June 2012

The Geek Manifesto on Start the Week

Posted on June 18, 2012 by markgfh

This morning, I took part in Start the Week on BBC Radio 4 — a wide-ranging discussion about science, evidence and politics pegged to the Geek Manifesto. You can listen to the programme here. The other guests were Professor David … Continue reading →

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The Geek Manifesto is going to every MP

Posted on June 14, 2012 by markgfh

We’re there… At about 11.15 this morning, PledgeBank recorded the 325th pledge to send a copy of The Geek Manifesto to every MP. Pam Lynch was the critical pledger. As my publisher, Transworld, has agreed to match every pledge to … Continue reading →

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Read extracts from The Geek Manifesto for free

Posted on June 6, 2012 by markgfh

Several people have asked me over the past few days whether there is a free version of The Geek Manifesto available. There isn’t a free version of the whole book, but there are several ways you can read significant parts … Continue reading →

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A straw man criticism of The Geek Manifesto, and a supporting extract

Posted on June 1, 2012 by markgfh

Ian Scoones, of the ESRC STEPS Centre, has written today in the Huffington Post about how the Rothamsted GM crop protest and the themes of The Geek Manifesto amount to “scientific self-righteousness” that advocate “a linear technocratic vision”. The argument … Continue reading →

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