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Have you ever wondered how one day the media can assert that alcohol is bad for us and the next unashamedly run a story touting the benefits of daily alcohol consumption? Or how a drug that is pulled off the market for causing heart attacks ever got approved in the…
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2 authors picked Bad Science as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A book about pharmaceutical corruption and manipulative science can rarely make me laugh out loud, but Bad Science does just that.
Not only did the book make me a better advocate for my health by teaching me what red flags to look out for in research and shady science journalism, but it kept me consistently entertained to the point where I was disappointed when the book ended. It should be required reading in all high school science classes.
From Brooke's list on books every parent should read before taking their kid to a psychiatrist or psychologist.
This practical, informative, and hugely entertaining book is mainly about the role of journalists, big pharma, “nutrition experts” and others in generating our many false beliefs about medicine and our health. Along the way, though, Goldacre paints a vivid picture of why sloppy, irrational thinking, along with confirmation bias and social bias and framing effects, so deeply infect so much science even before it gets twisted and misreported by outsiders. A goldmine of useful cases and examples, with a simple moral: how much harder it is than it looks—even for those crowned with a doctorate!—to think…
From Richard's list on how science actually works… or doesn’t.
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