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Tim Harford, Economist
“Bad Science by Ben Goldacre. It’s partly an amalgamation of his columns in The Guardian, which dissect unsubstantiated claims that the media and businesses make on the basis of pseudo-science. It’s just a brilliant book, and he’s a fearless defender of science. He’s been on the wrong end of libel actions and so on, but he’s always right about the science, and about the statistics” Read more...
The best books on The Mind and The Brain
Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Medical Scientist
Our most recommended books
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The Double Helix: A Personal Account of the Discovery of the Structure of DNA
by James Watson -
The Elegant Universe
by Brian Greene -
Chasing New Horizons: Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto
by Alan Stern & David Grinspoon -
Of a Fire on the Moon (also called Moonfire)
by Norman Mailer -
The Sleeping Beauties: And Other Stories of Mystery Illness
by Suzanne O'Sullivan -
Good Natured
by Frans de Waal
