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Bad Science

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  • Dec 7, 2008
  • #Health
Ben Goldacre
@bengoldacre
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Full of spleen, this is a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the world of Bad Science. When Dr Ben Goldacre saw someone on daytime TV dipping her feet in an 'Aq... Show More

Full of spleen, this is a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the world of Bad Science. When Dr Ben Goldacre saw someone on daytime TV dipping her feet in an 'Aqua Detox' footbath, releasing her toxins into the water, turning it brown, he thought he'd try the same at home. 'Like some kind of Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General', using his girlfriend's Barbie doll, he gently passed an electrical current through the warm salt water. It turned brown. In his words: 'before my very eyes, the world's first Detox Barbie was sat, with her feet in a pool of brown sludge, purged of a weekend's immorality.' Dr Ben Goldacre is the author of the Bad Science column in the Guardian. His book is about all the 'bad science' we are constantly bombarded with in the media and in advertising. At a time when science is used to prove everything and nothing, everyone has their own 'bad science' moments from the useless pie-chart on the back of cereal packets to the use of the word 'visibly' in cosmetics ads.

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Number of Pages: 338

ISBN: 0007240198

ISBN-13: 9780007240197

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Tim Ferriss @tferriss ยท Aug 3, 2022
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Holy shit. Lyme disease... the gift so nice, I had to get it twice! Speaking from experience, I don't recommend Lyme, nor magical thinking. On the other hand, I do recommend watching "Bad Vegan" on @netflix and reading "Bad Science" by @bengoldacre MD.
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