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Book Title
Bad Science
Topic
Science
ISBN
9780007284870
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Publication Name
Bad Science
Item Height
198 mm
Author
Ben Goldacre
Publisher
HarperCollins
Subject
Science
Item Weight
280 g
Item Width
129 mm
Number of Pages
288 Pages

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Shorlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction Longlisted for the Royal Society Prize for Science Books Guardian columnist Dr Ben Goldacre takes us on a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the bad science we're fed by the worst of the hacks and the quacks... When Dr Ben Goldacre saw someone on daytime TV dipping her feet in an 'Aqua Detox' footbath, releasing her toxins into the water and turning it brown, he thought he'd try the same at home. 'Like some kind of Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General', using his girlfriend's Barbie doll, he gently passed an electrical current through the warm salt water. It turned brown. In his words: 'before my very eyes, the world's first Detox Barbie was sat, with her feet in a pool of brown sludge, purged of a weekend's immorality.' Dr Ben Goldacre is the author of the 'Bad Science' column in the Guardian and his book is about all the 'bad science' we are constantly bombarded with in the media and in advertising. At a time when science is used to prove everything and nothing, everyone has their own 'bad science' moments - from the useless pie-chart on the back of cereal packets to the use of the word 'visibly' in cosmetics ads. This book will help people to quantify their instincts - that a lot of the so-called 'science' which appears in the media and in advertising is just wrong or misleading. Satirical and amusing - and unafraid to expose the ridiculous - it provides the reader with the facts they need to differentiate the good from the bad. Full of spleen, this is a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the world of 'bad science'.

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HarperCollins
ISBN-13
9780007284870
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288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Bad Science
Publication Year
2009
Subject
Science
Type
Textbook
Author
Ben Goldacre
Format
Paperback

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Item Height
198 mm
Item Weight
280 g
Item Width
129 mm

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Title_Author
Ben Goldacre

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  • by nanookotn
    03 Mar, 2018Most favourable review

    If you're involved in healthcare or alternative therapy, read this.

    Ben Goldacre dismantles the bluff and BS underlying 'nutritionists', homeopathy and other alternative therapies. Do not assume for one second however that he thinks modern drug companies are brilliant as he takes them seriously to task as well. This is popular science at its best; well written, informative, witty and coming from the heart as well as the head. All MPs, MEPs etc should be forced to read this (and examined on their knowledge) before being allowed any vote on medicine regulation. I am glad that Ben Goldacre wrote this. Sad that there was the need to do so.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: worldofbooks08

  • by beech500
    06 Dec, 2024

    Health scams revealed

    A well referenced account of how some providers run their health businesses purely to make money, throwing up efficacy claims that are not backed by good evidence. In some cases obfuscation and falsehoods rule their publicity. A real eye opener on how some therapies are no more than fashions despite their medicalised language.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: awesomebooksuk

  • by jued_61
    26 Sep, 2018

    Perfect title

    I have bought this book, as it is used for one of my Psychology modules. Once I picked it up, I couldn't get my nose out of it. It really helps you think outside of the box.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: monster_bookshop

  • by theresa*morawel
    08 Apr, 2021

    Bad Science is a good title.

    Great that a medical doctor with proven scientific knowledge is exposing false diet and health claims made by those who are making profit from gullible or vulnerable people.

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: musicmagpie

  • by jennispargo
    04 Mar, 2021

    Oh my...!

    Astonishing how much nonsense gets peddled, for commercial gain, and believed. Easy to read and written in a very amusing and lighthearted style, I’d recommend it. An eye-opener

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: baham_books

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