Michael Brooks: The Anarchy of Science

Scientists present themselves as cool, logical and level-headed, but, as Michael Brooks reveals in Free Radicals: The Secret Anarchy of Science, the truth is they will do anything: take drugs, steal, lie and even cheat - in the pursuit of new discoveries. The Daily Telegraph described the book as ‘A salutary reminder that scientists are as human and fallible as anyone else’.

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