{"title":"Marc Siegel","description":"\u003cp\u003eMarc Siegel's works delve into the intersection of science, medicine, and society, offering incisive perspectives on contemporary health issues. His writing challenges readers to consider the broader implications of medical policies and scientific communication in shaping public understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e category, Siegel’s books provide thoughtful analysis that encourages critical thinking about the politics behind health crises and the role of evidence in public discourse. These titles appeal to those curious about the dynamics between fear, science, and decision-making in modern times.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"covid-the-politics-of-fear-and-the-power-of-science-by-marc-siegel-9781684426867","title":"COVID: The Politics of Fear and the Power of Science","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeparating FACT from FICTION in the COVID-19 Epidemic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeople are afraid. COVID-19 has upended our lives as it poses new medical dangers, economic suffering and grave uncertainty about the world around us. The collateral damage is enormous, but politics invade perception. There are so many unknowns. Does a treatment work? Is a vaccine coming? How likely are you to catch COVID and how can you best protect yourself and your family? What are the real risks and what is hysteria? Where are our fear leaders? What are their agendas?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Fox News Medical Contributor and the author of \u003cem\u003eFalse Alarm\u003c\/em\u003e (Wiley, 2008) comes \u003cem\u003eCOVID: The Politics of Fear and the Power of Science\u003c\/em\u003e by Marc Siegel, M.D. This shocking expose of the facts as the media covers the national pandemic news and spread of the invisible virus reinforces the notion that we must arm ourselves against fear tactics that limit our abilities to safely make decisions and protect our families in a world of uncertainty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLife for citizens of the developed world before the pandemic was safer, easier, and healthier than for any other people in history, thanks to modern medicine, science, technology, and intelligence—but COVID-19 has stolen that security and our nation's peace of mind. Now, there is a pandemic virus, as well as a crippling epidemic of fear sweeping America. Why? The answer, according to nationally renowned health commentator Dr. Marc Siegel, is that we already lived in an artificially created culture of fear that was just waiting to be unleashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eCOVID: The Politics of Fear and the Power of Science\u003c\/em\u003e, Siegel identifies three major catalysts of the culture of fear: government, the media, and our own psyche. With fascinating, blow-by-blow analyses of the most sensational false alarms of the past few years, compounded now by the worst contagion of our lifetimes, he shows how fear mongers manipulate our most primitive instincts—often without our even realising it. \u003cem\u003eCOVID\u003c\/em\u003e shows us how to look behind the hype and hysteria, inoculate ourselves against these crippling fear tactics, and develop the emotional and intellectual skills needed to take back our lives, even as we battle the pandemic itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596060049644,"sku":"9781684426867","price":64.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781684426867-covid-the-politics-of-fear-and-the-power-of-science.jpg?v=1777914963"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/marc-siegel.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}