A review by questingnotcoasting
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

This was a fascinating read. It was first published in 2008 so I did wonder how relevant it would be now, but it only occasionally felt dated. There was a notable absence of the internet in the discussions of media and misinformation but apart from that, I felt that everything I learnt was applicable to today. The chapters I found the most interesting were about the placebo effect and how studies and statistics are manipulated and misrepresented. Goldacre's writing is funny and he breaks down scientific terms and ideas into straight forward language which is really easy to understand.