Bad science
Everyone has their own 'bad science' moments, encompassing everything from the useless pie charts on the back of cereal boxes to the use of the word 'visibly' in cosmetics adverts. Full of spleen, Ben Goldacre takes the reader on a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the world of bad science.
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- Full title :Bad science / Ben Goldacre.
Summary
Everyone has their own 'bad science' moments, encompassing everything from the useless pie charts on the back of cereal boxes to the use of the word 'visibly' in cosmetics adverts. Full of spleen, Ben Goldacre takes the reader on a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the world of bad science.
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- Publication Date:2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Fourth Estate
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
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Index available via World Wide Web.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiii, 338 pages : : illustrations ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780007240197, 0007240198, 9780007284870, 000728487X
- oclc:ocn259713114
- LC Classification:Q172.5.E77
- Dewey Decimal:500
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 Holford -- 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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