I refer to this as the most interesting book I've ever read. On ANY subject. Ever.

Hogan takes what you think you know, and suggests that for every settled certainty, there exists another (somewhat) plausible explanation for the phenomenon with even more explanatory power. And he demonstrates this in field after field.

Incredibly entertaining, and he includes footnotes for his evidence. He shows how politics disrupts scientific research, how personalities and animosities interfere with truth seeking, and how what you think may be settled science may not be quite so settled.

I highly recommend this book. ( )

Substance: Hogan presents evidence (minimal citations) suggesting that many "scientific" conclusions are politically motivated and controlled, with varying degrees of chicanery and violations of the ethics of science. By an engineer-turned-sf-author concerned about what he was hearing from friends who actually know the science and the suppression of dissent being practiced by the dominant cliques.
Style: Clear, readable, not hyped or frantic in tone. ( )

Sample Chapters: http://webscriptions.net/chapters/0743488288/0743488288.htm