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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Very biased author who had an arrogant tone. Didn’t enjoy it :/
funny
informative
fast-paced
informative
medium-paced
Angry doctor gets angry about not so medical things that are treated as scientific medical things.
An enjoyable rant, worth a quick flick through, but bare of depth and originality.
The books in his notes were way better reading and gave a clearer picture of the mountebanks that are working in the various industries that lie and manipulate to take your money from you.
Worth a quick read to push the reader in the right direction.
The books in his notes were way better reading and gave a clearer picture of the mountebanks that are working in the various industries that lie and manipulate to take your money from you.
Worth a quick read to push the reader in the right direction.
challenging
funny
informative
slow-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racism, Medical content, Medical trauma
Minor: Ableism
It's been over ten years since the book was still published, and unfortunately all the rubbish that constitutes "Bad Science" still occurs (now with added replication crisis!). This book is hilarious (in that I found myself bitter-laughing) and thought-provoking (Vitamin C supplements does not reduce the incidence of the common cold? "Olive oil is amazing for the skin" has never been shown in a controlled experiment?), but could have really benefited from less ad hominem statements. I mean, sure homeopathy is terrible and science journalists don't know much about methods, but I would think the universities that do offer the courses and profit-based magazines/journals/newspapers that are more at fault and are more change-able than individuals who get taught bad science and replicate the crisis.
Otherwise, the book is very, very important.
Otherwise, the book is very, very important.
informative
reflective
fast-paced
fast-paced