| Description |
xiii, 370 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm |
| ISBN |
9780007284870 paperback |
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000728487X paperback |
| Note |
Originally published: London: Fourth Estate, 2008. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. Matter -- 2. Brain gym -- 3. The progenium XY complex -- 4. Homeopathy -- 5. The placebo effect -- 6. The nonsense du Jour -- 7. Dr Gillian McKeith, PhD -- 8. 'Pill solves complex social problem' -- 9. Professor Patrick Holdford -- 10. Is mainstream medicine evil? -- 11. How the media promote the public misunderstanding of science -- 12. Why clever people believe stupid things -- 13. Bad stats -- 14. Health scares -- 15. The media's MMR hoax -- And another thing -- Further reading and acknowledgements -- Notes. |
| Summary |
"Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations. Since 2003 Dr Ben Goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular Guardian column. In this eye-opening book he takes on the MMR hoax and misleading cosmetics ads, acupuncture and homeopathy, vitamins and mankind's vexed relationship with all manner of toxins. Along the way, the self-confessed Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General performs a successful detox on a Barbie doll, sees his dead cat become a certified nutritionist and probes the supposed medical qualifications of Dr Gillian McKeith. Full spleen and satire, Ben Goldacre takes us on a hilarious, invigorating and ultimately alarming journey through the bad science we are fed daily by hacks and quacks." -- Provided by publisher. |
| Library Class |
Gen Sci K88
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| Subject |
Science -- Popular works.
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Errors, Scientific -- Popular works.
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