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A review by znorgaard
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
3.0
Overall, a good book.
It touches on a lot of topics that I see problems with in my day-to-day. News outlets are awful at reporting science, often blow the conclusions way out of proportion, and never hold themselves accountable for their actions. It focuses on how a root cause of this problem is a lack of understanding when it comes to study methodology and statistical analyses and goes on to do an excellent job of explaining how you can examine those aspects of a scientific study.
That said, the author's writing makes him come across as riding an almighty high horse. Maybe I read a little too far between the lines, but he just doesn't seem like someone I'd ever want to have any dealings with. It shouldn't detract from his points, but did make the book a little less enjoyable in my opinion.
It touches on a lot of topics that I see problems with in my day-to-day. News outlets are awful at reporting science, often blow the conclusions way out of proportion, and never hold themselves accountable for their actions. It focuses on how a root cause of this problem is a lack of understanding when it comes to study methodology and statistical analyses and goes on to do an excellent job of explaining how you can examine those aspects of a scientific study.
That said, the author's writing makes him come across as riding an almighty high horse. Maybe I read a little too far between the lines, but he just doesn't seem like someone I'd ever want to have any dealings with. It shouldn't detract from his points, but did make the book a little less enjoyable in my opinion.