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4.09 AVERAGE
4.09 AVERAGE
Jeder Person, die hier erwartet, Argumente für Verschwörungstheorien und pseudomedizinischen Theorien zu hören: Ausgetrickst!
Äußerst faszinierend wird in diesem Buch dargelegt, auf amüsante Art und Weise, warum es nicht reicht nur die Wissenschaft für sich zu beanspruchen, sondern warum man sie verstanden haben sollte. Und auch warum es nicht schadet, zumindest ein Grundwissen an methodischer Statistik zu beherrschen. Auch für absolute Statistik-Neulinge absolut empfehlenswert.
Äußerst faszinierend wird in diesem Buch dargelegt, auf amüsante Art und Weise, warum es nicht reicht nur die Wissenschaft für sich zu beanspruchen, sondern warum man sie verstanden haben sollte. Und auch warum es nicht schadet, zumindest ein Grundwissen an methodischer Statistik zu beherrschen. Auch für absolute Statistik-Neulinge absolut empfehlenswert.
A calm and rational discussion of "Bad Science" by doctor, writer and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre. Beginning with some informative take-downs of quackery and nonsense such as Homeopathy and Detox, as well as notorious purveyors of nutritional misinformation and badly done "scientific" studies, Goldacre reminds us that not all studies were created equal and informs the reader of what makes a scientific paper credible or worth anything. He explains the importance of double blind testing, randomisation and other techniques (such as simply explaining the method and including all data) that are often ignored by those with a conclusion already in mind. Ben Goldacre also makes a brilliant entry-level explanation of the Placebo effect. The chapter "Why Clever People Believe Stupid Things" contained a summary of some cognitive biases that affect how we think as well as how we make mistakes when "scientists" perform trials and come to conclusions. The book touches on many different subjects, and if I were to criticise something in the book it would be the lack of an overall cohesion between chapters. The final chapters became gradually less interesting and had contained elongated recounts of previous statements from other chapters. Although the conclusion of the book was solid, and made the case that the real villain against good science is the media not the public, it ended abruptly and didn't finish with any final blows to hammer home the importance of good scientific research as opposed to bad. In spite of those points, the book is a comprehensible and strong defense of good scientific practice and contained information that everyone needs to know. Anyone who is interested in an idea about what this book covers should watch Ben Goldacre's talk on TED.
Very interesting but lengthy with the stats at times, which could put off people not so interested in science (or stats).
It's rare to find an academically sound read,which is half almost a text book in scientific research techniques and also makes you laugh. That is what Goldacre has achieved, of course at times he is unbearably smug and arrogant ( he is a medical doctor after all, it goes with the territory) and the good science can get repetitive and dry, but he is never pompous and the repetitiveness reinforces his point.
Much of what was in these pages confirmed the opinions of any questioning intelligent person but it was interesting to see the scale to which false notions can be ingrained in society and to have the way it is done unravelled before you.
I honestly still believed fish oil and antioxidants in the diet were a good thing, I am astounded at how easily I was taken in. I am also a sucker for those science lite findings in the newspapers " infidelity is genetic", " the most depressing day of the year, fact" etc, never again!
I can't bear The Guardian so I won't be a regular reader of Goldacres column from now on, but I will certainly regularly checking out the Bad Science website to check that I am not being hoodwinked again into nincompoopery.
Much of what was in these pages confirmed the opinions of any questioning intelligent person but it was interesting to see the scale to which false notions can be ingrained in society and to have the way it is done unravelled before you.
I honestly still believed fish oil and antioxidants in the diet were a good thing, I am astounded at how easily I was taken in. I am also a sucker for those science lite findings in the newspapers " infidelity is genetic", " the most depressing day of the year, fact" etc, never again!
I can't bear The Guardian so I won't be a regular reader of Goldacres column from now on, but I will certainly regularly checking out the Bad Science website to check that I am not being hoodwinked again into nincompoopery.
informative
medium-paced
It was a good book about the media and science I would recommend it to people who are thinking about going into journalism or any science degree. It’s about evidence based medicine and the misrepresentations of it in the media and why people gravitate towards the misrepresentation. I know the author has written other books and I will read them at some point. Well I didn’t necessarily agree with everything in this book I still appreciate it and think it’s it important to read.
3.5
The next person who tries to sell me diet pills, weight loss powders, or miracle cures will be given a copy of this book and immediately blocked.
This book should be made free with every MLM/pyramid scheme that pops up.
The next person who tries to sell me diet pills, weight loss powders, or miracle cures will be given a copy of this book and immediately blocked.
This book should be made free with every MLM/pyramid scheme that pops up.
informative
reflective
slow-paced
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Enjoyed a big part of this book! The chapters about placebo and homeopathy were very interesting!
The material was quite tough to get through. It felt very informative.
I did not care equally for all chapter, so this was the book where I decided for the first time to skip a whole chapter.
The material was quite tough to get through. It felt very informative.
I did not care equally for all chapter, so this was the book where I decided for the first time to skip a whole chapter.