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Ben goldacre is the author of the popular guardian column, bad science. Just two weeks before i read this book, a friend described to me the foot bath that he had undergone, exactly as described in the book bad science. Yes, there is a difference between bad science and pseudoscience. Bad science is not published in the us, so us residents will need to pay the price for an import from the uk. Bad science fiction plots, speculating on futures which could not really happen, are the worst examples of this. Bad science news, research and analysis the conversation. Quite a good book outlining how science is misinterpreted and misused, especially by the media and alternative medicine. Obviously this doesnt win goldacre any friends, but he is quick to point out that the examples given are not intended with malice, they are chosen from the many he could have picked. The term science is used to confer status to a lot of things that are just opinions or are just advertising gimmicks. Channel 4 reported that a study in the lancet showed a new drug had reduced the symptoms of duchennes muscular dystrophy. Bad science by ben goldacrein this book the crusader against quackery is on top form, says pd smith. A group for all the badsciencejokes fans to get together and share their own science jokes.
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