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Bad science by Goldacre, Ben is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Bad science about?
When Dr Ben Goldacre saw someone on daytime TV dipping her feet in an Àqua Detox' footbath, releasing her toxins into the water and turning it brown, he thought he'd try the same at home. L̀ike some kind of Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General', using his girlfriend's Barbie doll, he gently passed an electrical current through the warm salt water. It turned brown. In his words: b̀efore my very eyes, the world's first Detox Barbie was sat, with her feet in a pool of brown sludge, purged of a weeke
Who reads Bad science?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Goldacre, Ben
- Publisher
- Harper Perennial
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780007284870
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Fiction, Science, Humor
- Rating
- 4.07 / 5 (2,234 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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