Bad science

Bad science

by Goldacre, Ben

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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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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©2009

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Harper Perennial
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©2009

Notes

Originally published: London: Fourth Estate, 2008.

The Physical Object

  • Description:xiii, 370 pages : : illustrations ; : 20 cm

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780007284870, 000728487X
  • oclc:ocn751555258
  • LC Classification:Q172.5.E77
  • Dewey Decimal:500

Table of Contents

Introduction -- 1. Matter -- 2. Brain gym -- 3. The progenium XY complex -- 4. Homeopathy -- 5. The Placebo effect -- 6. The nonsense du Jour -- 7. Dr Gillian McKeith, PhD -- 8. 'Pill solves complex social problem' -- 9. Professor Patrick Holdford -- 10. Is mainstream medicine evil? -- 11. How the media promote the public misunderstanding of science -- 12. Why clever people believe stupid things -- 13. Bad stats -- 14. Health scares -- 15. The media's MMR hoax -- And another thing -- Further reading and acknowledgements -- Notes.

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Subjects

Charlatanisme Erreurs scientifiques -- Ouvrages de vu… Errors, Scientific Errors, Scientific -- Popular works Naturvetenskap -- populärvetenskap Popular Work Popular works Quackery Quacks and quackery Recherche Research research (function) Science Science -- Popular works Sciences Sciences -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation sciences (philosophy)

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Goldacre, Ben

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