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Since 2003 dr ben goldacre has been exposing dodgy medical data in his popular guardian column. At a time when science is used to prove everything and nothing, everyone has their own bad science moments a. Goldacre is the son of michael goldacre, professor of public health at the university of oxford, the nephew of science journalist robyn williams, and the greatgreatgrandson of sir he is the author of the guardian newspapers weekly bad science column and a book of the same title, published by fourth estate in september 2008. Mary roach, author of stiff, spook, and bonk ben goldacre uses a brilliant mix of science and wit to challenge and investigate alternative therapists and the big pharmaceutical corporations. Download fulltext pdf bad pharma ben goldacre article pdf available in pharmaceutical statistics 123.
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