

Buy Bad Science by Goldacre, Ben online on desertcart.ae at best prices. ✓ Fast and free shipping ✓ free returns ✓ cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. Review: Arrived in great condition. Very cheap. Review: Great book! This has to be the most entertaining science lesson I’ve ever had. It takes some of the wildest claims about health, medicine, and wellness and tears them apart with logic, wit, and just the right amount of sarcasm. What I Loved: The writing style is hilarious, but it never sacrifices clarity. Complex topics like placebo effects or dodgy data are explained very well that even someone like me who once googled “Is kale a carb?” can follow along. The author doesn’t just rant about quacks -- there are real-world examples, backed by science, of how some health fads are, frankly, absurd. One of my favorite sections is about detox products. Spoiler alert: your liver is already a detox machine. That green juice you paid $12 for? It’s a glorified salad smoothie. The takedowns of bad reporting in the media were also gold. I may or may not have yelled, "Yes! Thank you!" at certain points, startling my dog. What Could Be Better: If you’re sensitive about pseudoscience being called out, you might not enjoy this as much. It does go hard on certain topics -- but personally, I found that refreshing. Being Canadian, some parts of this book are pretty UK-centric, so the references to local regulations or media might not land as well if you're outside the UK. Unexpected Perks: I went in thinking this was just about debunking, but I came out better equipped to spot misleading claims. It's like a crash course in scientific literacy wrapped in humor. I also laughed so much that I’d call this a great stress reliever. It’s almost therapeutic. Bottom Line: If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at a celebrity-endorsed "miracle cure" or questioned why some research sounds too good to be true, this is for you. It’s sharp, funny, and surprisingly empowering. I now side-eye every wellness ad I see -- and my wallet thanks me for it.
| Best Sellers Rank | #25,393 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #39 in Psychiatry #101 in Communication & Media Studies #275 in Mathematics |
| Customer reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (1,449) |
| Dimensions | 2.54 x 12.7 x 19.56 cm |
| Edition | Reprint |
| ISBN-10 | 000728487X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0007284870 |
| Item weight | 294 g |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 288 pages |
| Publication date | 2 April 2009 |
| Publisher | Harper Perennial |
A**C
Arrived in great condition. Very cheap.
S**A
Great book! This has to be the most entertaining science lesson I’ve ever had. It takes some of the wildest claims about health, medicine, and wellness and tears them apart with logic, wit, and just the right amount of sarcasm. What I Loved: The writing style is hilarious, but it never sacrifices clarity. Complex topics like placebo effects or dodgy data are explained very well that even someone like me who once googled “Is kale a carb?” can follow along. The author doesn’t just rant about quacks -- there are real-world examples, backed by science, of how some health fads are, frankly, absurd. One of my favorite sections is about detox products. Spoiler alert: your liver is already a detox machine. That green juice you paid $12 for? It’s a glorified salad smoothie. The takedowns of bad reporting in the media were also gold. I may or may not have yelled, "Yes! Thank you!" at certain points, startling my dog. What Could Be Better: If you’re sensitive about pseudoscience being called out, you might not enjoy this as much. It does go hard on certain topics -- but personally, I found that refreshing. Being Canadian, some parts of this book are pretty UK-centric, so the references to local regulations or media might not land as well if you're outside the UK. Unexpected Perks: I went in thinking this was just about debunking, but I came out better equipped to spot misleading claims. It's like a crash course in scientific literacy wrapped in humor. I also laughed so much that I’d call this a great stress reliever. It’s almost therapeutic. Bottom Line: If you’ve ever rolled your eyes at a celebrity-endorsed "miracle cure" or questioned why some research sounds too good to be true, this is for you. It’s sharp, funny, and surprisingly empowering. I now side-eye every wellness ad I see -- and my wallet thanks me for it.
R**Z
Todo según la descripción.
J**H
Il devait avoir une obligation de lire cette livre qui expose les mythes sur des pratique douteuse de certains dans la monde de Pharma, medicines douce et des Statistiques truqués. Il procède par types, couvrante des remèdes comme le homéopathie, ou, il lance un défis au fabricante de démontré en labo son efficacité. Il traite de fumisterie, en nous expliquant que les fabricantes devais l'attaquer en justice, mais cinq ans après toujours pas de dépôt de plainte. Pourquoi? Par ce que il faudrait démontre en labo que ça marche. Quelque chose qu’ il ne peut pas faire car il ne marche que en tant de placebo. Puis, il nous monte la manipulation des statistiques, ses stats qui sont destiné aux docteurs aux hôpitaux et nous. Une fois finies avec ce chapitre vous ne regarderais pus jamais un stat pareil. EG. lidl nous dit dans son pub, meilleur chaînes de magasins 5 ans en succession. On prend cette info pour acquis car il est a la télé. Et, on se pose pas la question, voté par qui? Leurs employées? Il parle des stats qui montre un efficacité des certaines médocs avec un tôt de efficacité hors normes. Il s’averre que ses stats sont vrai mais, ont étais réaliser avant 1980, le labo oublie ce détail et, bien sur depuis l’efficacité de ce produit a étais trouver d’être inefficace bien que toujours sur la marché. On fais un tour en Afrique ou un charlot Allemande a provoquer la mort des milliers des gens qui ont étais convaincu par lui d’abandonner leurs traitement classique pour des traitement a base d’herbes qu’il vendait a prix fort. L’individu a quand même dupé le gouvernent de l’Afrique de sud qui a l’autorisé son utilisation dans la traitement de cancer. Il y a trop de sujets a couvrir, mais j’espère vous avoir mis l’ eau a la bouche.
I**O
I've just started reading it and I cannot stop. It is written in an understandable language with many jokes added by the author. A leisure reading that will also open your mind to correct ways of thinking.
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