Bad Science : : Quacks, Hacks, and big Pharma Flacks
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Originally published, in different form: London : Fourth Estate, 2008.
Matter -- Brain gym -- The Progenium XY complex -- Homeopathy -- The Placebo Effect -- The nonsense du jour -- Nutritionists -- The doctor will sue you now -- Is mainstream medicine evil? -- Why clever people believe stupid things -- Bad stats -- The media's MMR hoax -- And another thing.
While exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample size, so that you can recognize bad science when you see it.
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Excellent submitted by dworth on June 21, 2015, 12:26pm Great discussion of the philosophy and methods of science - why it's done certain ways, and the methods and consequences of doing it badly.
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New York : Faber and Faber, 2010.
Year Published: 2010
Description: xii, 288 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780865479180
0865479186
SUBJECTS
Errors, Scientific.
Pseudoscience.
Science.
Quackery.