50 Books like Bad Advice

Bad Science

by Ben Goldacre • 2008

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

4.06

45k+

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy 📺 Media Criticism 🔬 Pseudoscience Debunking

Bad Science 96%

From detox footbaths to vaccine panics: how bad science hijacks the headlines and your brain.

by Ben Goldacre 2008

4.06

45k+ ratings

📰 Science Journalism 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 📊 Statistical Literacy 📺 Media Criticism 🔬 Pseudoscience Debunking

Snake Oil Science

by R. Barker Bausell • 2007

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

4.01

346

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design 🩺 Science-Based Medicine 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Snake Oil Science 94%

The pain relief is real; the needle is a prop. How placebo explains alternative medicine.

by R. Barker Bausell 2007

4.01

346 ratings

🧐 Alternative Medicine Skepticism 💊 Placebo Effect 🔬 Clinical Trial Design 🩺 Science-Based Medicine 🧠 Cognitive Biases

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo

by Ian Harris • 2016

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

4.16

196

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Surgery, The Ultimate Placebo 94%

Many common surgeries work no better than a fake incision: a surgeon reveals the evidence.

by Ian Harris 2016

4.16

196 ratings

🔬 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚠️ Medical Overtreatment 💊 Placebo Studies 🧪 Clinical Trial Critique 💰 Conflicts Of Interest

Ending Medical Reversal

by Vinayak K. Prasad • 2015

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

4.36

407

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis 💊 Pharma Influence 🩺 Patient Empowerment

Ending Medical Reversal 94%

Why standard medical treatments from stents to hormone therapy keep getting overturned.

by Vinayak K. Prasad 2015

4.36

407 ratings

📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🧪 Clinical Trials 🔍 Overdiagnosis 💊 Pharma Influence 🩺 Patient Empowerment

Trick or Treatment

by Simon Singh • 2008

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

4.11

5k+

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

Trick or Treatment 94%

Acupuncture, homeopathy, chiropractic, herbal medicine: held to the evidence, most unravel.

by Simon Singh 2008

4.11

5k+ ratings

💊 Alternative Medicine 🔍 Medical Skepticism 🧪 Clinical Trials 💭 Placebo Effect 🚫 Quackery

Do You Believe in Magic?

by Paul A. Offit • 2013

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

4.11

3k+

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

Do You Believe in Magic? 94%

A billion-dollar industry runs on loopholes, hope, and the placebo effect, not science.

by Paul A. Offit 2013

4.11

3k+ ratings

🧪 Alternative Medicine Critique 🩺 Evidence-Based Medicine 🦆 Medical Quackery 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💊 Supplement Industry

The Certainty Illusion

by Timothy Caulfield • 2025

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

3.95

614

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation 📢 Science Communication 🛒 Marketing Manipulation

The Certainty Illusion 94%

Science, reviews, and expert advice are corrupted by hype, profit, and bias.

by Timothy Caulfield 2025

3.95

614 ratings

🧠 Information Literacy 🧩 Cognitive Biases 🏥 Health Misinformation 📢 Science Communication 🛒 Marketing Manipulation

Turtles All The Way Down

by Anonymous • 2022

Vaccine safety trials hid adverse events: control groups received vaccines, not placebos.

4.61

785

🧪 Vaccine Skepticism 📋 Public Health Policy 🔬 Research Ethics 📊 Chronic Disease Rise ✍️ Informed Consent

Turtles All The Way Down 94%

Vaccine safety trials hid adverse events: control groups received vaccines, not placebos.

by Anonymous 2022

4.61

785 ratings

🧪 Vaccine Skepticism 📋 Public Health Policy 🔬 Research Ethics 📊 Chronic Disease Rise ✍️ Informed Consent

Calling Bullshit

by Carl T. Bergstrom • 2020

Numbers and algorithms are the new bullshit. Two scientists hand you the detection kit.

4.10

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Media Literacy 🦠 Misinformation 📈 Statistical Thinking

Calling Bullshit 93%

Numbers and algorithms are the new bullshit. Two scientists hand you the detection kit.

by Carl T. Bergstrom 2020

4.10

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 📊 Data Literacy 📰 Media Literacy 🦠 Misinformation 📈 Statistical Thinking

The Wellness Trap

by Christy Harrison • 2023

Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.

3.76

2k+

💸 Wellness Critique 🍽️ Diet Culture 🦠 Health Misinformation 💊 Alternative Medicine 🔬 Scientific Literacy

The Wellness Trap 93%

Supplements aren't regulated. Popular diagnoses aren't real. Wellness culture has a science problem.

by Christy Harrison 2023

3.76

2k+ ratings

💸 Wellness Critique 🍽️ Diet Culture 🦠 Health Misinformation 💊 Alternative Medicine 🔬 Scientific Literacy

The Joy of Science

by Jim Al-Khalili • 2022

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

3.60

624

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

The Joy of Science 93%

Spot falsehoods, change your mind, and find wonder: the scientific method applied to daily life.

by Jim Al-Khalili 2022

3.60

624 ratings

🔬 Scientific Thinking 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Misinformation 🤔 Critical Thinking ✨ Scientific Wonder

Think

by Guy P. Harrison • 2013

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

3.36

687

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases 👾 Pseudoscience 🧠 Brain Health

Think 93%

Your brain fools itself. The scientist's rules for seeing past the self-deceptions that cost you.

by Guy P. Harrison 2013

3.36

687 ratings

🔬 Scientific Skepticism 🧐 Critical Thinking ⚠️ Cognitive Biases 👾 Pseudoscience 🧠 Brain Health

Nonsense on Stilts

by Massimo Pigliucci • 2008

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

3.89

1k+

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience 🔬 Scientific Method 🏛️ Science And Society

Nonsense on Stilts 93%

Science isn't one method but many. Learn how they actually work, and the impostors can't hide.

by Massimo Pigliucci 2008

3.89

1k+ ratings

🧠 Philosophy Of Science 🚧 Demarcation Problem 🔮 Pseudoscience 🔬 Scientific Method 🏛️ Science And Society

Follow the Science

by Sharyl Attkisson • 2024

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

4.25

569

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

Follow the Science 93%

The medical system is not broken. It works exactly as the drug industry paid it to.

by Sharyl Attkisson 2024

4.25

569 ratings

💊 Pharmaceutical Industry 🩻 Medical Corruption 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 📊 Research Misconduct 💉 Vaccine Policy

How to Talk to a Science Denier

by Lee McIntyre • 2021

Science denial isn't an information problem. It's an identity trap, and more facts spring it.

3.87

1k+

🔬 Science Denial 🗣️ Science Communication 🛡️ Identity-Protective Cognition 🗳️ Post-Truth Politics 👁️ Conspiracy Theories

How to Talk to a Science Denier 93%

Science denial isn't an information problem. It's an identity trap, and more facts spring it.

by Lee McIntyre 2021

3.87

1k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🗣️ Science Communication 🛡️ Identity-Protective Cognition 🗳️ Post-Truth Politics 👁️ Conspiracy Theories

Crooked

by Forrest Maready • 2018

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

4.38

178

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism ☠️ Environmental Toxins 🦠 Stealth Infections

Crooked 93%

Metals in vaccines may be damaging nerves from birth. The evidence is in our faces.

by Forrest Maready 2018

4.38

178 ratings

🌿 Alternative Medicine 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Skepticism ☠️ Environmental Toxins 🦠 Stealth Infections

The Irrational Ape

by David Robert Grimes • 2019

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

4.26

1k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking 🥼 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Irrational Ape 93%

Your brain runs on faulty code, and politicians, advertisers, and quacks have the manual.

by David Robert Grimes 2019

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🧩 Logical Fallacies 💭 Critical Thinking 🥼 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

Science for Life

by Brian Clegg • 2015

Cut through diet myths, brain-training scams, and bad advice with one tool: the scientific method.

3.43

111

🌱 Evidence-Based Living 🥗 Diet Myths 🔍 Everyday Skepticism 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📚 Learning Science

Science for Life 93%

Cut through diet myths, brain-training scams, and bad advice with one tool: the scientific method.

by Brian Clegg 2015

3.43

111 ratings

🌱 Evidence-Based Living 🥗 Diet Myths 🔍 Everyday Skepticism 🧠 Behavioral Economics 📚 Learning Science

Booster Shots

by Adam Ratner • 2025

Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.

4.33

577

🏥 Public Health 🦠 Infectious Disease 📊 Epidemiology 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccines

Booster Shots 93%

Measles erases immune memory. It also erases societal memory, and that amnesia is more dangerous.

by Adam Ratner 2025

4.33

577 ratings

🏥 Public Health 🦠 Infectious Disease 📊 Epidemiology 📜 Medical History 💉 Vaccines

Coffee is Good for You

by Robert J. Davis • 2012

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

3.31

250

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting 🔬 Scientific Literacy 🚫 Fad Diet Criticism

Coffee is Good for You 93%

Coffee is fine. Detox is nonsense. The evidence behind nutrition's most stubborn myths.

by Robert J. Davis 2012

3.31

250 ratings

🧪 Nutrition Science 🤔 Food Myths 💥 Myth Busting 🔬 Scientific Literacy 🚫 Fad Diet Criticism

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True

by Guy P. Harrison • 2011

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

3.61

1k+

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🚫 Pseudoscience 👻 Paranormal Investigation

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True Summary

50 Popular Beliefs That People Think Are True 93%

Fifty beliefs debunked, one thinking habit learned: how to spot pseudoscience before it fools you.

by Guy P. Harrison 2011

3.61

1k+ ratings

🔍 Modern Skepticism 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🤔 Critical Thinking 🚫 Pseudoscience 👻 Paranormal Investigation

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

by Steven Novella • 2018

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

4.39

5k+

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies 🧪 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe Summary

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe 93%

The skeptic's manual: how to beat your brain's biases and spot pseudoscience.

by Steven Novella 2018

4.39

5k+ ratings

🧠 Critical Thinking 🧩 Cognitive Biases 💭 Logical Fallacies 🧪 Pseudoscience 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics

by Daniel J. Levitin • 2016

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

3.76

5k+

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics Summary

A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics 93%

How to spot the tricks in any graph, survey, or news report before they fool you.

by Daniel J. Levitin 2016

3.76

5k+ ratings

🔍 Information Literacy 💡 Critical Thinking 🤔 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 📊 Statistical Literacy

The Great Cholesterol Con

by Malcolm Kendrick • 2007

Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.

4.23

879

🩸 Cholesterol Skepticism 🏛️ Medical Orthodoxy 😰 Stress And Health 🏘️ Social Determinants Of Health 💊 Statins Controversy

The Great Cholesterol Con 92%

Cholesterol took the fall. Chronic stress and social breakdown are the true causes of heart disease.

by Malcolm Kendrick 2007

4.23

879 ratings

🩸 Cholesterol Skepticism 🏛️ Medical Orthodoxy 😰 Stress And Health 🏘️ Social Determinants Of Health 💊 Statins Controversy

A Statin Nation

by Malcolm Kendrick • 2019

Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.

4.61

282

🩺 Medical Skepticism 🫀 Cholesterol Controversy 💊 Pharma Criticism 🥩 Dietary Fat Defense ☀️ Vitamin D Deficiency

A Statin Nation 92%

Cholesterol isn't the killer. Statins add days, not decades. The drug trials were rigged.

by Malcolm Kendrick 2019

4.61

282 ratings

🩺 Medical Skepticism 🫀 Cholesterol Controversy 💊 Pharma Criticism 🥩 Dietary Fat Defense ☀️ Vitamin D Deficiency

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age

by David J. Helfand • 2016

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

3.71

220

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age Summary

A Survival Guide to the Misinformation Age 92%

Mental tools from science that let you gut-check any claim yourself, no search engine required.

by David J. Helfand 2016

3.71

220 ratings

🧪 Scientific Literacy 🔍 Misinformation Defense 🔢 Quantitative Reasoning 🎲 Probability Thinking 🔬 Scientific Method

Why People Believe Weird Things

by Michael Shermer • 1997

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

3.86

10k+

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Critical Thinking 📚 Science Literacy

Why People Believe Weird Things 92%

The smarter you are, the better you are at defending beliefs reason never built.

by Michael Shermer 1997

3.86

10k+ ratings

🔍 Skeptical Inquiry 🔬 Pseudoscience 🧠 Cognitive Biases 💡 Critical Thinking 📚 Science Literacy

Good Thinking

by David Robert Grimes • 2021

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

4.29

312

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

Good Thinking 92%

Bad logic corrupts medicine, politics, and media. A physicist shows how to spot it.

by David Robert Grimes 2021

4.29

312 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚖️ Logical Fallacies 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💭 Critical Thinking 📰 Media Literacy

Misbelief

by Dan Ariely • 2023

Conspiracy theories start not with stupidity but with cumulative, uncontrollable stress.

3.90

2k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 📰 Misinformation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence ⚡ Polarization

Misbelief 92%

Conspiracy theories start not with stupidity but with cumulative, uncontrollable stress.

by Dan Ariely 2023

3.90

2k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 📰 Misinformation 🧠 Cognitive Biases 👥 Social Influence ⚡ Polarization

The Clot Thickens

by Malcolm Kendrick • 2021

Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.

4.65

658

🫀 Cardiovascular Health 🔍 Cholesterol Skeptics 🧪 Medical Myths 😰 Chronic Stress 🔬 Metabolic Health

The Clot Thickens 92%

Cholesterol doesn't clog arteries. Blood clots do, triggered by stress, sugar, and pollution.

by Malcolm Kendrick 2021

4.65

658 ratings

🫀 Cardiovascular Health 🔍 Cholesterol Skeptics 🧪 Medical Myths 😰 Chronic Stress 🔬 Metabolic Health

Post-Truth

by Matthew d'Ancona • 2017

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

3.75

921

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🔄 Echo Chambers 👁️ Attention Economy

Post-Truth 92%

Truth is everywhere and irrelevant. How emotion replaced fact in public life, and the way back.

by Matthew d'Ancona 2017

3.75

921 ratings

📺 Media Criticism 🦠 Misinformation 🕵️ Conspiracy Theories 🔄 Echo Chambers 👁️ Attention Economy

World War C

by Sanjay Gupta • 2021

We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?

4.04

904

🦠 Pandemic Preparedness 🔬 Epidemiology 🌍 Global Health 💉 Vaccine Science ⚖️ Science And Politics

World War C 92%

We simulated this exact pandemic. It went exactly as predicted. Why wasn't anyone ready?

by Sanjay Gupta 2021

4.04

904 ratings

🦠 Pandemic Preparedness 🔬 Epidemiology 🌍 Global Health 💉 Vaccine Science ⚖️ Science And Politics

The Quick Fix

by Jesse Singal • 2021

How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.

3.91

1k+

🧠 Pop Psychology 🔬 Bad Science 🧪 Replication Crisis 📺 Media Hype 📰 Science Journalism

The Quick Fix 92%

How psychology's biggest fads escaped the lab, became policy, and did harm, despite the evidence.

by Jesse Singal 2021

3.91

1k+ ratings

🧠 Pop Psychology 🔬 Bad Science 🧪 Replication Crisis 📺 Media Hype 📰 Science Journalism

Post-Truth

by Lee McIntyre • 2018

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

4.01

2k+

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

Post-Truth 92%

Tobacco companies perfected the blueprint for making people doubt facts. Now it powers politics.

by Lee McIntyre 2018

4.01

2k+ ratings

🔬 Science Denial 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📢 Disinformation 🫧 Filter Bubbles 🏛️ Post-Truth Politics

Rethinking Diabetes

by Gary Taubes • 2024

Diabetes patients were told to eat more carbs. The studies behind that advice lasted only weeks.

4.17

559

🏥 Medical History 🍽️ Dietary Paradigms 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏛️ Medical Dogma 🩺 Metabolic Health

Rethinking Diabetes 92%

Diabetes patients were told to eat more carbs. The studies behind that advice lasted only weeks.

by Gary Taubes 2024

4.17

559 ratings

🏥 Medical History 🍽️ Dietary Paradigms 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine 🏛️ Medical Dogma 🩺 Metabolic Health

The Misinformation Age

by Cailin O'Connor • 2018

False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.

3.77

1k+

🧠 Social Epistemology 🕸️ Network Science 💭 Belief Formation 🏭 Manufactured Doubt 🔬 Scientific Consensus

The Misinformation Age 92%

False beliefs spread through social networks, not faulty brains. And the math proves it.

by Cailin O'Connor 2018

3.77

1k+ ratings

🧠 Social Epistemology 🕸️ Network Science 💭 Belief Formation 🏭 Manufactured Doubt 🔬 Scientific Consensus

How Doctors Think

by Jerome Groopman • 2007

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

3.93

13k+

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship 📖 Narrative Medicine 🤔 Clinical Decision Making

How Doctors Think 92%

Why doctors misdiagnose, and the simple questions that can stop a cognitive error cold.

by Jerome Groopman 2007

3.93

13k+ ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases ⚠️ Medical Error 🩺 Doctor Patient Relationship 📖 Narrative Medicine 🤔 Clinical Decision Making

Dissolving Illusions

by Suzanne Humphries • 2013

Infectious disease death rates fell before vaccines. Credit goes to sanitation, not shots.

4.62

2k+

🏥 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Controversy 🏘️ Public Health 🚰 Sanitation And Health 🦠 Disease And Society

Dissolving Illusions 92%

Infectious disease death rates fell before vaccines. Credit goes to sanitation, not shots.

by Suzanne Humphries 2013

4.62

2k+ ratings

🏥 Medical History 💉 Vaccine Controversy 🏘️ Public Health 🚰 Sanitation And Health 🦠 Disease And Society

Forbidden Knowledge

by Terence H. Young • 2023

What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.

💊 Big Pharma 🛡️ Regulatory Capture ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🔒 Information Control 📢 Whistleblowing

Forbidden Knowledge 92%

What your pharmacist doesn't tell you, and why the safest drugs are the least promoted.

by Terence H. Young 2023

💊 Big Pharma 🛡️ Regulatory Capture ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🔒 Information Control 📢 Whistleblowing

The Age of Diagnosis

by Suzanne O'Sullivan • 2025

We pursue diagnosis for certainty and safety. The pursuit itself is making us sick.

4.11

3k+

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 📈 Diagnostic Expansion 🧠 Expectation Effects 🏥 Medicalization 🧬 Genetic Testing Risks

The Age of Diagnosis 92%

We pursue diagnosis for certainty and safety. The pursuit itself is making us sick.

by Suzanne O'Sullivan 2025

4.11

3k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 📈 Diagnostic Expansion 🧠 Expectation Effects 🏥 Medicalization 🧬 Genetic Testing Risks

A Letter to Liberals

by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. • 2022

Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.

4.39

359

🏥 Public Health Policy 💉 Vaccine Safety ⚖️ Civil Liberties 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

A Letter to Liberals 92%

Science silenced, dissent crushed, trillions siphoned: the pandemic response that liberals policed.

by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. 2022

4.39

359 ratings

🏥 Public Health Policy 💉 Vaccine Safety ⚖️ Civil Liberties 🏛️ Regulatory Capture 🗽 Classical Liberalism

Science Fictions

by Stuart Ritchie • 2020

From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.

4.34

3k+

🧪 Metascience 🔁 Replication Crisis 🕵️ Scientific Misconduct 📉 Publication Bias 🔓 Open Science

Science Fictions 92%

From power posing to cancer cures, how fraud, hype, and broken incentives corrupt science.

by Stuart Ritchie 2020

4.34

3k+ ratings

🧪 Metascience 🔁 Replication Crisis 🕵️ Scientific Misconduct 📉 Publication Bias 🔓 Open Science

The Great Prostate Hoax

by Richard J. Ablin • 2014

The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.

4.49

115

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 🔬 Cancer Screening 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Industry

The Great Prostate Hoax 92%

The PSA test generates billions and doesn't save lives. Its discoverer explains how that happened.

by Richard J. Ablin 2014

4.49

115 ratings

🩺 Medical Overdiagnosis 🔬 Cancer Screening 📊 Evidence-Based Medicine ⚖️ Medical Ethics 💰 Healthcare Industry

Escaping the Rabbit Hole

by Mick West • 2018

Facts alone won't pull someone from the rabbit hole. Respect and the right missing detail might.

3.74

888

🕳️ Conspiracy Theory 🔍 Modern Skepticism 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Online Misinformation

Escaping the Rabbit Hole 92%

Facts alone won't pull someone from the rabbit hole. Respect and the right missing detail might.

by Mick West 2018

3.74

888 ratings

🕳️ Conspiracy Theory 🔍 Modern Skepticism 🗣️ Difficult Conversations 🧠 Psychology Of Belief 💻 Online Misinformation

This Book May Save Your Life

by Karan Rajan • 2023

Your body is a masterpiece of near-fatal design. The practical fixes for its worst flaws.

4.03

2k+

🧬 Evolutionary Medicine ⚠️ Bodily Flaws 🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Brain Hacks 🧫 Microbiome

This Book May Save Your Life 92%

Your body is a masterpiece of near-fatal design. The practical fixes for its worst flaws.

by Karan Rajan 2023

4.03

2k+ ratings

🧬 Evolutionary Medicine ⚠️ Bodily Flaws 🦠 Gut Health 🧠 Brain Hacks 🧫 Microbiome

Lies My Doctor Told Me

by Harmony Clearwater Grace • 2015

Osteoporosis drugs may weaken bones, and calcium pills can harden your arteries instead.

4.29

168

🦴 Bone Health 💊 Pharma Critique 🩺 Functional Medicine 📰 Medical Misinformation 🏥 Patient Advocacy

Lies My Doctor Told Me 91%

Osteoporosis drugs may weaken bones, and calcium pills can harden your arteries instead.

by Harmony Clearwater Grace 2015

4.29

168 ratings

🦴 Bone Health 💊 Pharma Critique 🩺 Functional Medicine 📰 Medical Misinformation 🏥 Patient Advocacy

Don't Believe Everything You Think

by Thomas Kida • 2006

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

3.82

853

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking 🎲 Probability And Chance 🧩 Memory Fallibility

Don't Believe Everything You Think Summary

Don't Believe Everything You Think 91%

Your brain hunts for stories, ignores stats, and rewrites its memories. Skepticism is the repair.

by Thomas Kida 2006

3.82

853 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Biases 🔬 Scientific Skepticism 💡 Critical Thinking 🎲 Probability And Chance 🧩 Memory Fallibility

The Cholesterol Myths

by Uffe Ravnskov • 2000

The cholesterol-heart disease theory was built on cherry-picked data. A doctor dismantles it.

4.29

184

🥚 Cholesterol Skepticism 🍽️ Dietary Advice Debate 💊 Pharma Research Bias ⚖️ Statin Risks 🥑 Low-Fat Diet Flaws

The Cholesterol Myths 91%

The cholesterol-heart disease theory was built on cherry-picked data. A doctor dismantles it.

by Uffe Ravnskov 2000

4.29

184 ratings

🥚 Cholesterol Skepticism 🍽️ Dietary Advice Debate 💊 Pharma Research Bias ⚖️ Statin Risks 🥑 Low-Fat Diet Flaws

The Indoctrinated Brain

by Michael Nehls • 2023

The global attack on mental freedom begins by targeting your hippocampus. Defend it.

4.13

290

🧠 Cognitive Liberty 🌀 Thought Reform 🏛️ Technocracy 💉 Vaccine Skepticism 📡 Digital Surveillance

The Indoctrinated Brain 91%

The global attack on mental freedom begins by targeting your hippocampus. Defend it.

by Michael Nehls 2023

4.13

290 ratings

🧠 Cognitive Liberty 🌀 Thought Reform 🏛️ Technocracy 💉 Vaccine Skepticism 📡 Digital Surveillance

Foolproof

by Sander van der Linden • 2023

Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.

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🦠 Misinformation Studies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Media Literacy 📱 Social Media Effects 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology

Foolproof 91%

Correcting lies comes too late. A weakened dose of manipulation, taken beforehand, builds immunity.

by Sander van der Linden 2023

3.97

969 ratings

🦠 Misinformation Studies 🧠 Cognitive Biases 📰 Media Literacy 📱 Social Media Effects 🕵️ Conspiracy Psychology

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