BROOKE GLADSTONE: And we’ll start with epidemiologist Ben Goldacre, author of Bad Pharma and Bad Science. He is, needless to say, one of bad data’s liveliest critics. In this excerpt from a 2011 TED ...

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Vegan or not, most people can agree that there's something grossly irresponsible for implying that dairy, like vaccines, aggravate and possibly cause autism. And yet PETA has relaunched its "Got ...

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It would appear that even hinting that intelligent design is religion masquerading as science is forbidden at the Texas Education Agency. Chris Castillo Comer, a veteran science teacher and for nine ...

Bad science is everywhere, from late night informercials to the worlds biggest drug companies. Fortunately, Dr Ben Goldacre has written a very entertaining book to help us identify the telltale signs.

There are many excellent science studies based on well-designed experiments and which make reasoned claims based on the assembled experimental data. While the majority of scientific findings and ...