Ben Goldacre is a gift to skepticism. He writes for The Guardian and attacks all manners of bad science (which is why he calls his column "Bad Science"), from alt-medders to pharmaceutical companies. He doesn't let any misuse of science in the medical field stand, and that's why I love him. And now you can too: watch this video of Ben at the Pop!Tech conference held in Camden, Maine in October.
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Ben's book, oddly enough titled Bad Science
, is great as well, and I highly recommend it. There's a chapter he had to take out due to litigation by a guy named Mathias Rath, who says vitamins can cure AIDS. Yes, you read that correctly. Ben posted that chapter on his website
, and it may be one of the most important things ever written in the area of critical thinking. Lack of proper treatment for ...
