http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/bad-science-by-ben-goldacre-review What's what - in Cape Town Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/bad-science-by-ben-goldacre-review/comment-page-1#comment-55556 Lee Thu, 18 Feb 2010 08:25:37 +0000 http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/?p=1891#comment-55556 You may be a cynic but at least that makes it easy to know what to buy you for your birthday! :) Glad you enjoyed the book, from the sounds of things I'd better read it! X You may be a cynic but at least that makes it easy to know what to buy you for your birthday! :) Glad you enjoyed the book, from the sounds of things I’d better read it! X

]]> http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/bad-science-by-ben-goldacre-review/comment-page-1#comment-54279 Michael Meadon Mon, 08 Feb 2010 20:33:12 +0000 http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/?p=1891#comment-54279 Cool. I loved it too... You might also enjoy <i>Trick or Treatment: Alternative Medicine on Trial</i> by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst and <i>The Demon-Haunted World</i> by Carl Sagan... Cool. I loved it too… You might also enjoy Trick or Treatment: Alternative Medicine on Trial by Simon Singh and Edzard Ernst and The Demon-Haunted World by Carl Sagan…

]]> http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/bad-science-by-ben-goldacre-review/comment-page-1#comment-54123 Dax Sat, 06 Feb 2010 22:00:28 +0000 http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/?p=1891#comment-54123 Hey Leon, that does look like an interesting book. I've added it to my Kalahari.net wishlist and will order it when it's next on sale! Hey Leon, that does look like an interesting book. I’ve added it to my Kalahari.net wishlist and will order it when it’s next on sale!

]]> http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/bad-science-by-ben-goldacre-review/comment-page-1#comment-54088 Leon Sat, 06 Feb 2010 13:27:47 +0000 http://www.relax-with-dax.co.za/?p=1891#comment-54088 Having red your review of Bad Science and glanced at the other books that you have reviewed, I suspect that you will enjoy (and approve of) Influence - The Psychology of Persuasion written by Robert Cialdini. Like Bad Science it aims at getting us to think. It succeeds admirably. Two useful links are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini and http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Robert-Cialdini/dp/0688128165. Having red your review of Bad Science and glanced at the other books that you have reviewed, I suspect that you will enjoy (and approve of) Influence – The Psychology of Persuasion written by Robert Cialdini. Like Bad Science it aims at getting us to think. It succeeds admirably. Two useful links are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cialdini and http://www.amazon.com/Influence-Psychology-Persuasion-Robert-Cialdini/dp/0688128165.

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