John Ashton
Dr. John Ashton is Chief Chemist for a leading Australian food company and heads an internationally recognized food research group. He is a Fellow of the Royal Australian Chemical Institute and a research consultant to the Department of Food Technology at the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. Dr. Ashton’s research findings have featured on several Australian television programs, and he is the author of three very successful books on heath and environmental issues.
Books by John Ashton
The Perils of Progress
The Health and Environment Hazards of Modern Technology, and What You Can Do About Them
John Ashton, Ron Laura
The Perils of Progress calls on the latest scientific research to challenge our society’s largely unquestioned commitment to new technologies. While these have undoubtedly brought many benefits, the authors argue that industrial society’s reliance on every latest technology as a cure-all for our problems is seriously misplaced-in some cases dangerously so. Clearly written, comprehensive in its coverage and meticulously researched, their book introduces the reader to a vast array of health… (more information)