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Bad Science by Ben Goldacre

takethesardines's review against another edition

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informative

3.75

maxl's review

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funny informative medium-paced

4.25

lxxh's review

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informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

scott204's review against another edition

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informative medium-paced

3.5

vsgayatri's review against another edition

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5.0

This opened ny eyes about my own field, an excellent read for anyone looking to defend themselves from pseudo scientific bs. Hilarious!

trametta's review against another edition

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challenging informative reflective fast-paced

4.5

It’s crazy how this book was written 12 years ago, and it’s still completely relevant. 

leanne29's review against another edition

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funny informative medium-paced

ginny17's review against another edition

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4.0

The thing about this book is that people who are scientifically literate already know the topics contained in it are garbage, but the people who believe in that garbage are unwilling to accept his evidence-based conclusions.

iamish83's review against another edition

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informative slow-paced

3.25

yates9's review against another edition

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5.0

The tone is a bit over the top but with good reason, it is a shame that a book like this should even exist because of failure of the press to report on science.

The criticism i would direct to the author is that he almost never goes into numerical details so he does not admit some fundamental problems with scientific truth. Some times results are not black and white, and benefits or damage are acrually complex.

The praise I could not give enough is that he really takes head on so many problems with information, policy, media in health and wellness. For example debunking of anti-oxidants…