Kostas Kampourakis currently works at the University of Geneva, where he teaches courses to undergraduate biology students, PhD students, and science teachers. He is the author and editor of several books about science, with a particular interest in the public understanding of evolution and genetics, as well as the nature of science. He is also the Editor of the book series Understanding Life, published by Cambridge University Press. In the past, he was the editor-in-chief of the journal Science & Education, as well as the founding editor of two book series focusing on science education.

• Table of contents Preface Chapter 1 In science we trust? Chapter 2 Vaccination and its discontents Chapter 3 <"After they give us the blood tests they said we had bad blood> ": Scientists' discrimination, injustice, and EL conspiracies Chapter 4 <"The Compulsory Vaccination Act invades the liberty of the subject, and the sanctity of home> ": Individual liberties and bodily autonomy Chapter 5 <"The practice of medicine is based on calculated risk> ": Why uncertainty is inherent in science Chapter 6 <"The government feels their convulsions might have happened anyway. Dr. Murphy disagrees...> ": Conflicting <"expert> " claims Chapter 7 <"The medical profession was wrong, in some cases shamefully so> ": Flawed science and unreliable review procedures Chapter 8 <"There are no studies that disprove it either> ": What constitutes evidence in science Chapter 9 <"The government received our petition and immediately conceded. A vaccine injury had caused permanent brain damage> ": Political decisions and their implications Chapter 10 <"Bring back our #ChildhoodDiseases they keep you healthy & fight cancer> ": The lack of directly observable evidence Concluding remarks

In a climate where distrust and misunderstanding of, and misinformation about, science threatens our ability to respond effectively to urgent social, technological and medical crises, this book is sorely needed.Trusting Scienceis a clear and balanced guide that should help anyone make informed decisions about new and perhaps controversial or contested scientific claims, as well as guiding policymakers toward ways of maintaining public trust in science which, for all its flaws and uncertainties, is still the best system we have for developing reliable knowledge about the natural world.