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Not an entire book on #Angola, but I'm counting it as I learnt the above fact. #ReadingAfrica2022 @Librarybelle @BarbaraBB

Bad Science tells the reader a lot about how you should treat all claims about scientific studies about new drugs treating #sickness with a grain of salt, as results are bound to be skewered towards a positive outcome. #200pnpcovers @CrowCAH @mabell

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I found sections of this book to be interesting, and the book was informative as a whole. However, I though it could have been shorter. The arguments made in the book seem to come from a point of loathing (warranted), but I just didn‘t share the same passion as the author did.

Lots of good thoughts on the problems of conducting scientifically useful medical research and how the fruits of that research should be communicated to the public. Honestly, I wish that I would read this book when I bought it years ago.

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An entertaining take down of those who use bad science to exploit and mislead. I enjoyed this book even though it was slightly terrifying and slightly smug (humanities grads can understand science too, Ben). Particularly interesting stuff on the placebo effect.

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Ben Goldacre thinks that it‘s a little bit more complicated than that, and he‘s right. A scientific dissection of the pseudoscience thrown at us by the media and advertisers. And if you don‘t like it you can always go on a detox afterwards to purge yourself of all the toxins it has released into your system.

I found the author tended to drone on a bit and was a bit dry. However, I do think this is a good introduction to research and research science. I think, if you can make it through, it‘s a good way to get an understanding of how research works and what constitutes good research. I give it 2 out of 5 stars and would suggest it to anyone who wants to learn more about scientific research and/or anyone who wants to learn how to spot fake news

I'm a fan of Ben Goldacre. I just did not connect at all with this audiobook. I was very familiar with most of the subject matter, as much it has been covered in depth on the podcast The Skeptic's Guide to the Universe. The book felt like a review and a lot of rehash.

I would still recommend this book for anyone looking to become more proficient in seeing through anti-science claims and recognizing scams and pseudoscience.

"The plural of antidote is not data."

The most important take-home message with diet and health is that anyone who ever expresses anything with certainty is basically wrong, because the evidence for cause and effect in this area is almost always weak and circumstantial...