Bad Science

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 to...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ben Goldacre
Format: Printed Book
Published: London Harper Perennial 2009
Subjects:
Errors, Scientific > Popular works. Science > Popular works. sciences.
Table of Contents:
  • Matter
  • Brain gym
  • The progenium XY complex
  • Homeopathy
  • The placebo effect
  • The nonsense du jour
  • Dr Gillian McKeith PhD
  • 'Pill solves complex social problem'
  • Professor Patrick Holdford
  • The doctor will sue you now
  • Is mainstream medicine evil?
  • How the media promote the public misunderstanding of science
  • Why clever people believe stupid things
  • Bad stats
  • Health scares
  • The media's MMR hoax.

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