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Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks
by Ben Goldacre
This one is a keeper--a hilarious but frightening look at just how atrociously bad we, the public, are at understanding science, risk, medicine, and just about anything else. We think standing in a footbath will leach "impurities" out of our bodies by the soles of our feet; we believe guys with vitamin pills might be better than medical cancer treatments, and we convince ourselves (with no real medical evidence) that vaccines cause catastrophic health problems, then refuse to vaccinate our kids, causing . . . a rise in catastrophic health problems. We could all use this book as a good course in basic science, how to interpret a study, and when to tune out the voices around us. Too bad "bad science" isn't as good a story as the stories PRODUCED by "bad science".