Wednesday, July 5, 2017

Bad Science: Quacks, Hacks, and Big Pharma Flacks

Author: Ben Goldacre
Stars: 2
Review by: MApgar


Good when he stays on topic. Goes into detail about how various studies have been erroneously attributed to things, done wrong, etc. (vaccines linked to autism is probably the big one, also climate change). Explains how all to often studies are taken apart and persons wanting to prove a point counter to what the study actually says wheedle their way around the information. Also goes into the science behind what certain 'woo' things actually do - cleanses, for example, only turn the water brown because it is an oxidation reaction - not because the friggin crap is coming out of your feet.

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