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OverviewHave you ever wondered how one day the media can assert that alcohol is bad for us and the next unashamedly run a story touting the benefits of daily alcohol consumption? Or how a drug that is pulled off the market for causing heart attacks ever got approved in the first place? How can average readers, who aren't medical doctors or Ph.D.s in biochemistry, tell what they should be paying attention to and what's, well, just more bullshit? Ben Goldacre has made a point of exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies. He has also taken the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window. But he's not here just to tell you what's wrong. Goldacre is here to teach you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample sizes, so that you can recognize bad science when you see it. You're about to feel a whole lot better. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ben Goldacre , Jonathan CowleyPublisher: Tantor Audio Imprint: Tantor Audio ISBN: 9798200084340Publication Date: 04 January 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviews"Great fun for science and statistics geeks, this is challenging in the best sense of the word.-- ""Library Journal"" ""Great fun for science and statistics geeks, this is challenging in the best sense of the word."" -- ""Library Journal"" ""Narrator Jonathan Cowley's British accent and ironic twist to his voice is perfectly suited to Dr. Goldacre's Bad Medicine. One can easily picture him in a book-lined office going through his pile of notes or making a speech to appreciative crowds wearing a lab coat."" -- ""Sound Commentary Audio Review"" ""One of the best books I've ever read. It completely changed the way I saw the world. And I actually mean it."" -- ""Tim Harford, author of The Undercover Economist""" Author Information"Ben Goldacre is a doctor and science writer who has written the ""Bad Science"" column in the Guardian since 2003. He lives in London. Jonathan Cowley is a British voice actor who calls Los Angeles home. He is an accomplished narrator, having recorded over sixty audiobooks and received AudioFile Earphones Awards for his narration of The Science of Evil by Simon Baron-Cohen, The Tower, the Zoo and the Tortoise by Julia Stuart, and The Angry Chef's Guide to Spotting Bullsh*t in the World of Food by Anthony Warner." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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