It is well known that when the dangers of smoking became increasingly obvious in the 1950s, tobacco companies funded scientific research aimed at downplaying the risks. Now, a little-known strand of that campaign, aimed at giving an intellectual gloss to pro-smoking arguments, has been detailed for the first time.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/big-brains-payrolled-big-tobacco
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jim-giles
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking