Bad Science (Goldacre book)

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Bad Science

First edition cover
Author	Ben Goldacre
Language	English
Subject	Pseudoscience
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Fourth Estate
Publication date	September 2008
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	338
ISBN	978-0-00-724019-7
OCLC	259713114
Dewey Decimal	500 22
LC Class	Q172.5.E77 G65 2008

Bad Science is a book written by Ben Goldacre which criticises certain physicians and the media for a lack of critical thinking and misunderstanding of evidence and statistics which is detrimental to the public understanding of science. In Bad Science, Goldacre explains basic scientific principles to demonstrate the importance of robust research methods, experimental design, and analysis to make informed judgements and conclusions of evidence-based medicine. Bad Science is described as an engaging and inspirational book, written in simple language and occasional humour, to effectively explain academic concepts to the reader.

Bad Science was originally published in the UK by Fourth Estate in September 2008 and later editions have since been published through HarperCollins Publishers.

The book has generally been well-received with positive reviews by the British Medical Journal and the Daily Telegraph.^[1][2] Bad Science reached the Top 10 bestseller list for Amazon Books ^[3] and was shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction 2009.^[4]