Book · 2004 · conflicts of interest
State of Fear
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At number 10 there's curious L enough um state of fear by another Mainstay Michael kryon but this book was published in 2004 it feels oddly precient now.
What they say about it
- Discusses publication and themes“served as Crichton's manifesto”3
- Controversy among climate scientists“did not like State of Fear”2
The best things said about it
Michael kryon wrote a great book state of fear.
Ned Ryun The Tucker Carlson Show · Jan 2025 When I was 16 years old, Michael Kiteon released State of Fear, the second to last novel he would publish in his lifetime. Now, I was a big fan of Kiteon's work ever since stumbling across the Lost World in second or third grade.
While a work of fiction, State of Fear also served as Crichton's manifesto against what he called the political legal media complex, which politicized science and unjustly scared people about the dangers of climate change.
Actual climate scientists, of course, did not like State of Fear.
The American Geoysical Union, which includes more than 50,000 scientists, stated unequitly that state of fear, quote, changed public perception of scientists, especially researchers in global warming, towards suspicion and hostility.
Where and when it comes up
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Why people recommend it
State of Fear by Michael Crichton is a thriller that confronts the politics of environmentalism and climate change through a fictional narrative. On The Tucker Carlson Show, Ned Ryun recommended the novel to illustrate how keeping the public in a state of perpetual panic can be leveraged for political control. Parul Sehgal noted on The Book Review that the 2004 novel had unexpectedly returned to the bestseller list, feeling oddly prescient. Robert Evans discussed the book on Behind the Bastards, explaining how it served as Crichton's manifesto against the political, legal, and media complex that allegedly politicized science to scare people about global warming. Evans pointed out that actual climate scientists strongly objected to the novel, with researchers whose studies Crichton cited complaining that their work was misinterpreted or outright misrepresented. Evans also cited a statement from the American Geophysical Union, representing over fifty thousand scientists, which argued that the novel fostered suspicion and hostility toward researchers studying global warming.
Every mention
Ned Ryun Michael kryon wrote a great book state of fear 1
“Michael kryon wrote a great book state of fear”
Robert Evans When I was 16 years old, Michael Kiteon released State of Fear, the second to last novel he would publish i… 4
“When I was 16 years old, Michael Kiteon released State of Fear, the second to last novel he would publish in his lifetime. Now, I was a big fan of Kiteon's work ever since stumbling across the Lost World in second or third grade.”
“While a work of fiction, State of Fear also served as Kiteon's manifesto against what he called the political legal media complex, which politicized science and unjustly scared people about the dangers of climate change.”
“Actual climate scientists, of course, did not like State of Fear. Several of the people who authored studies that Kiteon used to prove his points even spoke up to complain that he'd completely misinterpreted or outright misrepresented their research.”
“The American Geoysical Union, which includes more than 50,000 scientists, stated unequitly that state of fear, quote, changed public perception of scientists, especially researchers in global warming, towards suspicion and hostility.”
Parul Sehgal at number 10 there's curious L enough um state of fear by another Mainstay Michael kryon but this book was… 1
“at number 10 there's curious L enough um state of fear by another Mainstay Michael kryon but this book was published in 2004 it feels oddly precient now”