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A review by elliothhh
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
4.0
Important read to reframe society's perspective on what science actually is and is not.
For a book published in 2008, it reads as well now as it would have done back then. Perhaps the understanding of some points, like vaccine scares and relative risk, plays an even more crucial role in society now than in 2008.
Although at some points Goldacre seems to get irritated by less important science related issues like 'Brain Gym' (a scheme used in schools based on pseudoscience) and wacky 'science' stories we see in the press to which I'm sure very few give credence.
Nevertheless, the book gives the reader some vital tools in spotting flaws in certain media narratives and other inaccurate claims that we encounter daily.
For a book published in 2008, it reads as well now as it would have done back then. Perhaps the understanding of some points, like vaccine scares and relative risk, plays an even more crucial role in society now than in 2008.
Although at some points Goldacre seems to get irritated by less important science related issues like 'Brain Gym' (a scheme used in schools based on pseudoscience) and wacky 'science' stories we see in the press to which I'm sure very few give credence.
Nevertheless, the book gives the reader some vital tools in spotting flaws in certain media narratives and other inaccurate claims that we encounter daily.