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A world-renowned earth scientist, historian and public speaker, she is the author of the best-selling book, Merchants of Doubt (2010) and a leading voice on the role of science in society, the reality of anthropogenic climate change, and the role of disinformation in blocking climate action.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019ll be speaking on her latest book, with Erik Conway, The Big Myth: How American Business Taught Us to Loath Government and Love the Free Market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[A] scorching indictment of free market fundamentalism . . . and how we can change, before it\u2019s too late.\u201d-Esquire<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe bestselling authors of Merchants of Doubt offer a profound, startling history of one of America\u2019s most tenacious-and destructive-false ideas: the myth of the \u201cfree market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oreskes is author or co-author of 7 other books, and over 150 articles, essays and opinion pieces, including Merchants of Doubt (Bloomsbury, 2010), The Collapse of Western Civilization (Columbia University Press, 2014), Discerning Experts (University Chicago Press, 2019), Why Trust Science? 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