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By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:44:08 +0000

In reply to helen. Hahahaha, you are quite right about the smugness, which is why I didn't highlight it in my review. At least he's being smug about things we can all agree on.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:43:04 +0000

In reply to Ela. I expect I can find it! I read lots of articles on The Guardian, so presumably they are available. Lovely Guardian!

By: helen

helen — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 11:16:16 +0000

I thought this was a really good review! Agree that reviewing non-fiction is difficult, unless I suppose it’s your area of expertise… Like everyone else, I keep meaning to read Ben Goldacre’s books, I used to read his column in the Guardian.

Re the smugness someone further up mentioned: I think that’s probably an occupational hazard if you spend your life looking at what other people and systems are doing wrong. 🙂

By: Ela

Ela — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 17:50:29 +0000

Goldacre has a column in the Guardian (which may or may not be available to you in the US – it’s certainly free to view in the UK) called ‘Bad Science’. I’d recommend his book, ‘Bad Science’, though, if you can ever get hold of it – it’s a lot more wide ranging than ‘Bad Pharma’, particularly in showing how badly science is reported in the media.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:02:42 +0000

In reply to Ellie Potten (@BlondeBookGirl).

I think it’s hardest with history books, sometimes! I often end up telling a couple of stories that interested me and leaving it at that. I’m reading a fascinating book right now about Victorian pornography, and although it’s intriguing, I’m not sure yet what I’ll have to say about it on the blog.

Hahahaha, yeah, Bad Pharma luckily didn’t have anything to say about either of the two medications I take, so I choose to believe that those two are fine. :p

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:01:31 +0000

In reply to Iris. Eh, your mileage may vary. This is a brand of scary information that I like knowing, but there are lots of brands of scary information that I stick my head completely in the sand about.

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 18:01:03 +0000

In reply to aartichapati. Was he? I must have missed it, I listen to that podcast every week! I'll have to go investigate. (Might have heard it and just not registered who the guest was.)

By: Gin Jenny

Gin Jenny — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 17:56:15 +0000

In reply to Care. Hahahaha, that is telling!