Bad science : quacks, hacks, and big pharma flacks
题名:
Bad science : quacks, hacks, and big pharma flacks
著者:
Goldacre, Ben
ISBN:
9780865479180
版:
1st ed.
出版信息:
New York : Faber and Faber, 2010
规格:
xii, 288 p. : ill. ; 21 cm
一般附注:
Includes bibliographical references and index
内容:
Matter -- Brain gym -- The Progenium XY complex -- Homeopathy -- The Placebo Effect -- The nonsense du jour -- Nutritionists -- The doctor will sue you now -- Is mainstream medicine evil? -- Why clever people believe stupid things -- Bad stats -- The media's MMR hoax -- And another thing.
摘要:
While exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample size, so that you can recognize bad science when you see it.
主题:
| Errors, Scientific -- Popular works |
| Pseudoscience -- Popular works |
| Science -- Popular works |
| Quackery -- Popular works |
摘要:
While exposing quack doctors and nutritionists, bogus credentialing programs, and biased scientific studies, the author takes the media to task for its willingness to throw facts and proof out the window in its quest to sell more copies. He also teaches you how to evaluate placebo effects, double-blind studies, and sample size, so that you can recognize bad science when you see it.