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Welcome to the web site of Dr. Marc K. Siegel
"This is a terrific and groundbreaking book." - "Dr. Marc Siegel's outstanding book "False Alarm: The Truth
About the Epidemic of Fear" should be required reading for every television
talking head and listening ear." - "Marc Siegel is an articulate voice of reason in a world beset by hype and hysteria. We would be well advised to listen closely to what he has to say." –Jerome Groopman, MD, staff writer, The New Yorker "A brave, insightful, and ultimately wise expose
of how the government and the corporations...rev up our fear to lethal
levels--to distract us from our true needs, and the needs of the world. A 'good
doctor' indeed." - "Siegel makes a passionate argument that the only thing we have to
fear is, indeed, our own paranoia. Reason, he says, is the best vaccination for
this epidemic." - "False Alarm asks an important question about threats from bioterrorism and
emerging diseases: when should we be afraid? Siegel cuts through the hype about
the "deadly" this and the "lethal" that, and applies reason in seeking the
answers. Those who think for themselves will find useful guidance here."- "Relax and put away your duct tape. In exposing the phony politics of fear, Dr.
Marc Siegel proves that things aren’t as bleak as they seem. The only thing to
fear is fear itself."- "In this masterful and provocative work, Dr. Marc Siegel, an accomplished
physician and author, skillfully dissects our present-day culture of
fearmongering. An engaging and readable blend of science, politics, and social
criticism, False Alarm--fully supported by extensive research--is an eloquently
written and unflinching exploration of fear (real and imagined) in the modern
world. Most importantly, Siegel exposes how government officials, the media, and
the pharmaceutical industry exploit--and spread--fear for profit and power. They
all should be scared of this powerful book." - "A passionate aria that puts Marc Siegel stage center in the Anti-Hysteria
chorus. As both an empathetic doctor and a shrewd observer of popular culture,
Siegel updates that 1950s truism: Watching TV can be injurious to
health...especially if you believe the hype about imminent terrorist threats and
fearsome potential epidemics. False Alarm is a color-coded burst of sanity amid
the fear and frenzy of 21st Century America."- "In "False Alarm: The Truth About the Epidemic of Fear," Marc Siegel, tries to reduce the hysteria quotient with a straightforward recitation of facts and statistics. He says that anthrax, severe acute respiratory syndrome, bird flu and Iraq's so-called weapons of mass destruction have been transformed by exploitative politicians and a pandering media into prompts that raise our anxiety levels much higher than the statistical likelihood of these threats happening...Fear, biologically wired in, has been a
protective adaptation that has allowed the human species to survive. But today,
as Siegel suggests, it is counter-adaptive"- | ||||||||||
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