NIST as a political, not a scientific, agency -- Some principles of scientific method -- NIST's refusal to begin with the most likely hypothesis -- NIST's ignoring of physical evidence for explosives -- NIST's ignoring of testimonial evidence for explosives -- NIST's straw-man arguments against explosives -- NIST's theory of an unprecedented collapse : an overview -- The initiation and spread of fires : NIST's unempirical account -- Fire and steel temperatures : implausible claims based on distorted data -- From thermal expansion to global collapse : fabrications and contradictions.