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Science Fictions: Exposing Fraud, Bias, Negligence and Hype in Science
by Stuart Ritchie
2nd read:
I read this book when it first came out in 2020, and Stuart was actually the first guest on my podcast. I learned about issues with what’s presented to us as science from Last Week Tonight, and I wanted to learn more, so Stuart’s book enlightened me to all of the issues happening within the scientific community. Two years later, this book holds up, and now that I know more about the topic, a lot of what he discusses in the book makes much more sense. I really think this should be read by the general public because we blindly trust most of the research that comes our way, and we should be much more skeptical.
Conspiracies have become much worse since this book was first published, and at the end of the book, Ritchie discusses how people questioned whether or not he should be writing this book. Their concern was that this would give people like conspiracy theorists a way to further discredit science, but I think Stuart does a fantastic job explaining why that should be the least of our concerns. So, go get this book if you haven’t yet, and start teaching others how to be better at spotting bogus studies.
1st read:
Incredible book that I binged in a day. As an influencer who often references psychological studies but also knows how much bad science is out there, I’m always trying to learn more about this subject.
This author did a great job not just giving examples of bad science, but he explains WHY it’s happening and offers solutions. Absolutely loved this book and hope some journalists read it as well before they keep reporting on hyped up science.
I read this book when it first came out in 2020, and Stuart was actually the first guest on my podcast. I learned about issues with what’s presented to us as science from Last Week Tonight, and I wanted to learn more, so Stuart’s book enlightened me to all of the issues happening within the scientific community. Two years later, this book holds up, and now that I know more about the topic, a lot of what he discusses in the book makes much more sense. I really think this should be read by the general public because we blindly trust most of the research that comes our way, and we should be much more skeptical.
Conspiracies have become much worse since this book was first published, and at the end of the book, Ritchie discusses how people questioned whether or not he should be writing this book. Their concern was that this would give people like conspiracy theorists a way to further discredit science, but I think Stuart does a fantastic job explaining why that should be the least of our concerns. So, go get this book if you haven’t yet, and start teaching others how to be better at spotting bogus studies.
1st read:
Incredible book that I binged in a day. As an influencer who often references psychological studies but also knows how much bad science is out there, I’m always trying to learn more about this subject.
This author did a great job not just giving examples of bad science, but he explains WHY it’s happening and offers solutions. Absolutely loved this book and hope some journalists read it as well before they keep reporting on hyped up science.