Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks

This book is written by a British journalist who disclosed the secret behind scam, fraud, fake report, quackery and pseudoscience. He elaborates in his research from different resources, British and American so that readers become informed and educated on the lies and deception. The author debunks the oddities in the society to foll and trick into their schemes to take advantage, especially the senior citizens. This book... Read Full Review

do yourself a favor and read this NOW. The internet is a dangerous place, equip yourself to instantly feel surefooted. This book is great.

Maybe you are unfamiliar with Ben, maybe because he is a Brit, maybe because you don't read the Guardian newspaper (for shame), or maybe because you skip Ben's piece because he plays rough? Well for years I've been turning to his column first. Now there is a great book. Ben's Bad Science is a brilliant, well-argued polemic against charlatanism of all kind. I was first drawn to him as he exposed my favorite pet peeve - homeopathy... Read Full Review

Ben Goldacre is a doctor who writes a weekly column in the Guardian exposing bad medicine. He writes, "The hole in our culture is gaping: evidence-based medicine, the ultimate applied science, contains some of the cleverest ideas from the past two centuries, it has saved millions of lives, but there has never once been a single exhibit on the subject in London's Science Museum." He attacks the idea that social and political... Read Full Review

I had to have someone traveling to London bring it back for me, and very worth it!! If you want a painless (and funny) intro into understanding science news, this is the place to get it. Dr. Goldacre may be writing in Britain, but everything he says is relevant to the way science and medicine is reported in this country. What are drug companies hiding? What is behind the good for you/bad for you news on health? What about... Read Full Review