Tobacco, climate change, pesticides,... Never has scientific knowledge seemed so vast, detailed and shared. And yet it appears to be increasingly challenged. It is no longer surprising to see private corporations put strategies in place to confuse the public debate and paralyze political decision-making. Overwhelmed by excess of information, how can we, as citizens, sort out fact from fiction? One by one, this film dismantles the workings of this clever manoeuvre that aims to turn science against itself. Thanks to declassified archives, graphic animations and testimonies from experts, lobbyists and politicians, this investigation plunges us into the science of doubt. Along with a team of experts (philosophers, economists, cognitive scientists, political men, or even agnotologists), we explore concrete examples of doubt making and try to understand the whole process and the issues behind it.

　　在研究Naomi Oreske 和 Erik Conway饱受赞扬的书后，Robert Kenner (FOOD INC.)进行了一个有趣又缜密的调查：关于支持工业科学的异见者。从宣扬核武器的人，再到烟草制造商兜售伪科学，再到科学变暖的异见者－－这个今天最为棘手的科学和政治问题。Kenner揭露了靠工业致富的专业异见者们如何把一些被科学界认定的事实悄悄地神秘化。一系列令人吃惊的气候变暖让异见者们高兴地承认了他们扭曲的心理。Kenner甚至可以找出那些驱使他们的信念。尤其是那些非常保守的美国议员们决定去南极看看那些冰盖。当他被自己看到的所惊呆的时候，他毅然决然地站在了守旧派的另一边。

　　在研究Naomi Oreske 和 Erik Conway饱受赞扬的书后，Robert Kenner (FOOD INC.)进行了一个有趣又缜密的调查：关于支持工业科学的异见者。从宣扬核武器的人，再到烟草制造商兜售伪科学，再到科学变暖的异见者－－这个今天最为棘手的科学和政治问题。Kenner揭露了靠工业致富的专业异见者们如何把一些被科学界认定的事实悄悄地神秘化。一系列令人吃惊的气候变暖让异见者们高兴地承认了他们扭曲的心理。Kenner甚至可以找出那些驱使他们的信念。尤其是那些非常保守的美国议员们决定去南极看看那些冰盖。当他被自己看到的所惊呆的时候，他毅然决然地站在了守旧派的另一边。