In Junk science, Dan Agin offers a stinging condemnation of the egregious and constant warping of science for ideological gain.

pt. 1: The moons of Jupiter. Science, junk science, and dogma -- Fraud and fabrication in science -- pt. 2: Buyer beware. The food and diet circus : eat your way to happiness -- GM foods : Frankenstein in a corn patch -- Aging and longevity : live forever now -- Tobacco : drug dealing in America -- pt. 3: Medical follies. Junk medicine, big pharma, big profits -- Quack doctoring : It's a free country, isn't it? -- Health care in America : sorry, not for everyone -- The talk-therapy flea market -- pt. 4: Poison and bombs in the greenhouse. Pollution : private interest and public poison -- Missiles and terrorism : no place to hide -- Global warming : yes, your beach house may be gone -- pt. 5: Religion, embryos, and cloning. Creationism : the world as an egg -- Stem cells : the petri dish blues -- Cloning : Will we have a hundred Jerry Falwells? -- pt. 6: Genes, behavior, and race. Genes and behavior : you need a golf gene here -- Race and IQ : two myths make a bumble -- pt. 7: On truth and lies. Our failures : Is anyone innocent?.