Bad Science | Paperback

Released on 06 April 2009

Author: Ben Goldacre | Format: Paperback

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Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular Guardian column. In this eye-opening book he takes on the MMR hoax and misleading cosmetics ads, acupuncture and homeopathy, vitamins and mankind's vexed relationship with all manner of 'toxins'. Along the way, the self-confessed 'Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General' performs a successful detox on a Barbie doll, sees his dead cat become a certified nutritionist and probes the supposed medical qualifications of 'Dr' Gillian McKeith. Full spleen and satire, Ben Goldacre takes us on a hilarious, invigorating and ultimately alarming journey through the bad science we are fed daily by hacks and quacks.

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Like all good popular science, this book is easy to understand for the lay reader while still interesting to those with a scientific background. It exposes the flaws in science reporting, and helps the reader develop a skeptical view of what is written in the media about science and medicine.

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This is such a refreshing read..
If you're a big Omega 3 fan like I, you'll probably soon get a differen't look on things after reading this. Like every product out there, there are lies and facts mixed together to fool even the not so critical thinking nurses and doctors out there. Even if I had begun to become aware of these things, this book really made a difference.

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AuthorBen Goldacre
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers (United Kingdom)
Year2009
ISBN9780007284870
FormatPaperback - 288 Pages
IllustrationsIllustrations