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Bad Science
by Ben Goldacre
So, I finally read this.
The good: It's fun, it's breezy, it's fast and full of real-life examples. Also, I really decided to look into 'the nutricionism hoax' he mentions.
I really like his take on 'quacks', because he does not demonise them but instead chooses to show them as human beings that do human things. Like dowsing, you know - *whispers* We all do it.
The bad: Well, I could follow it, no prob, seeing as I already did statistics and scientific method courses at college. I don't know if all my friends could understand him, really. I guess I should check it out.
The ugly: Well, there is repetition, and ramming it in, and preaching to the converted. But it didn't bother me that much, really.
The good: It's fun, it's breezy, it's fast and full of real-life examples. Also, I really decided to look into 'the nutricionism hoax' he mentions.
I really like his take on 'quacks', because he does not demonise them but instead chooses to show them as human beings that do human things. Like dowsing, you know - *whispers* We all do it.
The bad: Well, I could follow it, no prob, seeing as I already did statistics and scientific method courses at college. I don't know if all my friends could understand him, really. I guess I should check it out.
The ugly: Well, there is repetition, and ramming it in, and preaching to the converted. But it didn't bother me that much, really.