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370 pages • first pub 2008 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007284870
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Edition Pub Date: 01 April 2009
Bad Science is ideal for curious readers who enjoy witty, evidence-based critiques of pseudoscience and media misinformation, blending humor with sharp analysis of everyday scientific claims.
Description
Ben Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations.Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodg...
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funny: 36%
reflective: 29%
challenging: 26%
inspiring: 11%
hopeful: 6%
lighthearted: 5%
sad: 3%
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adventurous: 1%
tense: 1%
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370 pages • first pub 2008 (view editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780007284870
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Edition Pub Date: 01 April 2009
Bad Science is ideal for curious readers who enjoy witty, evidence-based critiques of pseudoscience and media misinformation, blending humor with sharp analysis of everyday scientific claims.
Description
Ben Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations.Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodg...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Death, Racism, Medical contentModerate
FatphobiaMinor
Ableism