I’ve recently been reading Ben Goldacre’s Bad Science which takes a no nonsense approach to the claptrap the public are often fed about medical science and alternative therapies. It’s an interesting read, dealing with how statistics are misunderstood and manipulated, how research is dumbed down to make good copy and how the media just wants a good scare story. MMR, homeopathy, nutritionists, it’s all here.
Bad Science will make you stop and think about the rubbish presented to us as fact by the media and the charlatans that present themselves as experts. It’s an eye opener, read it.
