Bad ScienceModern · Science, Nonfiction, Medicine
Bad Science
2008 · 338 pages · Nonfiction
37
Modern
★ 4.06 on Goodreads · 46K ratings
Critics' pick
≈ 8 hours to read · about 2 weeks at 30 minutes a day
Is it worth reading?
Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2009). 4.06★ from 46K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
37Must-Read Score
- Readers57 out of 100 · counts 40%+26
- Critics24 out of 100 · counts 32% (its stronger lane)+9
- Bestseller16 out of 100 · counts 14%+2
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Critics and Bestseller are two ways to earn a place: a book's stronger one counts more. Buzz rewards recent bestseller weeks and prizes, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #73 of the 87 science and ideas books we rank
- #421 of the 666 modern books we rank
- #923 of the 1,404 books we rank
Shortlisted
- Baillie Gifford Prize finalist (2009)
Reads as
Practical, Thought-provoking
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