A review by cameliarose
Bad Science by Ben Goldacre

4.0

In Bad Science, Ben Glodacre diligently debunks pseudo-science, fake doctors and fraudulent medical claims, fires at headline-chasing tabloid medias and journalists who lack the basic understanding of statistics and scientific trainings or who intentionally mislead their readers. The chapter, "Why Clever People Believe in Stupid Things", explains the side affect of human mind's powerful pattern recognition, the mind's tendency towards various forms of bias and how these neurological traits can make us vulnerable.

The edition I read was published in 2008. The world has not changed much - there are people still believing in MMR vaccination causing autism and the fraudulent "experts" exposed in the book still fooling around in our world.

I do find the book needs better editing. Nevertheless, it is an important book, very informative. Everyone should read it.

Highly recommended.