Review: Highly recommend!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 17, 2013
"What causes cancer?  Are genetically modified foods dangerous? Is climate change real?  Do homeopathic remedies really work?"S3: Science, Statistics and Skepticism, by Fourat Janabi, discusses the differences between good and bad science.Fourat explores scientific research about cancer, leading edge studies, climate change, vaccinations, western medicine, homeopathy, evolution, and other fascinating current issues.  This book is about knowing how to differentiate between bad science and good science when reading scientific studies on the Internet. There are many of articles out there that doubt climate change, deny evolution, rationalize homeopathy, fabricate cancer causes, or oppose vaccinations. S3 helps readers learn how to use critical thinking skills to debunk nonsense.Fourat criticizes the prevalence of misinformation online and in the media about scientific research.  He teaches readers the importance of credible sources, sufficient evidence, placebo effects, biases, and sample sizes so that the reader can better recognize bad science.