Bad Science by Ben Goldacre
Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks
This book exposes the ways in which the media and advertisers manipulate and misrepresent science, leading to public misconceptions and confusion. The author, a doctor and science journalist, provides a critical examination of the pseudoscience behind popular health fads, cosmetics, and alternative medicine, while also critiquing the misuse of statistics and flawed studies. The book serves as a guide to understanding the scientific method and how to discern good science from bad, aiming to promote scientific literacy among the general public.
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- Published
- 2008
- Nationality
- British
- Length
- Moderate
- Pages
- 384
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following 3 lists:
- 18th on The 100 Best Books of the Decade(2000) (Times)
- 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime (Amazon.com (UK))
- 100 Great Narrative Nonfiction Books (The Electric Typewriter)