Friday, November 02, 2007

Snake Oil Science: The Truth About Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Want something to read over the holidays while you try to get away from annoying relatives? Try this one: "Snake Oil Science: The Truth About Complementary and Alternative Medicine", by R. Barker Bausell (Oxford Univ. Nov. 2007)

Bausell’s casual writing style and dry wit produce a lively but scientifically sound, well-documented work that objective readers should find informative. A good companion to Robert Park’s Voodoo Science: The Road from Foolishness to Fraud, it is highly recommended for public and medical libraries.


So along with Bob Park and Richard Dawkins, scientists are certainly on the offensive at all of these pseudosciences that till now seem to be having their honeymoon seducing the public. It's about time too!

Zz.

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