Shortlisted for the 2009 Royal Society Prize for Science Books.
Ben Goldacre targets medical charlatans, quacks, frauds and cons with great relish. His medical expertise allowing him to dissect each one proving the case against them, pulling no punches, his often witheringly funny comments make this an exhilarating read. Funny he can be but his serious purpose is to show how we are being deceived, with any luck giving readers the ammunition to spot future deceptions for themselves.
Comparison: Trick or Treatment: Alternative Medicine on Trial by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst, Suckers: How Alternative Medicine Makes Fools of Us All by Rose Shapiro
July 2009 Guest Editor Louise Wener on Bad Science by BEN GOLDACRE
A
simple, witty debunking of the junk science that has taken root in our
culture; from the myth of detoxing and homeopathic cure alls, to our
fear of the MMR vaccine. Goldacre skillfully examines how the media
whips us into a frenzy about non-existent bogeymen and makes us all the
poorer as a consequence. At a time when we seem to be rejecting
scientific fact and seeking solace in instant, gobbledygook solutions,
it feels like vital stuff.
| Primary Genre | Popular Science |
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The informative and witty expose of the "e;bad science"e; we are all subjected to, called "e;one of the essential reads of the year"e; by New Scientist.We are obsessed with our health. And yet from the media's "e;world-expert microbiologist"e; with a mail-order Ph.D. in his garden shed laboratory, and via multiple health scares and miracle cures we are constantly bombarded with inaccurate, contradictory, and sometimes even misleading information. Until now. Ben Goldacre masterfully dismantles the questionable science behind some of the great drug trials, court cases, and missed opportunities of our time, but he also goes further: out of the bullshit, he shows us the fascinating story of how we know what we know, and gives us the tools to uncover bad science for ourselves.From the Hardcover edition.
Bad Science features in the following genres: Popular Science, Non-Fiction Books of the Month, eBooks of the Month, Science: general issues, Mathematics and Science, Recommendations
Bad Science is available in Ebook, Paperback
Bad Science was written by Ben Goldacre and published by McClelland & Stewart
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