A review by adotp
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre

4.0

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.