Listen to this audiobook in full for free onhttps://hotaudiobook.comID: 231961Title: Galileo's Middle Finger: Heretics, Activists, and the Search for Justice in ScienceAuthor: Alice DregerNarrator: Tavia GilbertFormat: UnabridgedLength: 10:41:00Language: EnglishRelease date: 04-01-15Publisher: Ascent AudioGenres: Science & Technology, Medicine, GeneralSummary:A powerful defense of intellectual freedom told through the ordeals of contemporary scientists attacked for exploring controversial ideas, by a noted science historian and medical activistAn investigation of some of the most contentious debates of our time, Galileos Middle Finger describes Alice Dregers experiences on the front lines of scientific controversy, where for two decades she has worked as an advocate for victims of unethical research while also defending the right of scientists to pursue challenging research into human identities.Dregers own attempts to reconcile academic freedom with the pursuit of justice grew out of her research into the treatment of people born intersex (formerly called hermaphrodites). The shocking history of surgical mutilation and ethical abuses conducted in the name of normalizing intersex children moved her to become a patient rights activist. By bringing evidence to physicians and the public, she helped change the medical system.Contact: [email protected]

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