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A hilarious, exasperated, and fiercely intelligent takedown of the pseudoscience that surrounds us every day. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Bad Science.

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01
Bad Pharma: How Medicine is Broken, and How We Can Fix it
Ben Goldacre
A meticulously researched, infuriatingly compelling teardown of the medical-industrial complex that will permanently alter how you view a prescription pad.
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- wry
02
Bad astronomy
Philip C. Plait
A witty, myth-busting tour of the cosmos that replaces popular misconceptions with the far more fascinating truth.
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- wry
- critical thinking
03
Bonk
Mary Roach
A hilarious, unapologetic romp through the awkward and fascinating science of human sexuality.
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- wry
04
Why Don't Penguins' Feet Freeze?
New Scientist
A delightful, bite-sized exploration of the world's most delightfully baffling everyday mysteries.
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- intellectually stimulating
- informative
05
Crimes Against Logic
Jamie Whyte
A sharp, witty toolkit for dismantling the everyday nonsense that clutters our newsfeeds and conversations.
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- cynical
- wry
- exasperated
- sharp
06
Why people believe weird things
Michael Shermer
A clarifying, conversational plunge into the quirks of human cognition that explains why our brains so easily fall for the irrational.
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- wry
07
The book of general ignorance
John Mitchinson and John Lloyd
A delightfully cheeky reality check that dismantles everything you thought you learned in school.
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- wry
- informative
08
The World According to Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson
A boisterous, laugh-out-loud tour through the absurdities and eccentricities of modern life.
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- cynical
- wry
- satirical
09
How not to die
Jan Garavaglia · 2008
A morbidly fascinating, tough-love guide to staying alive, delivered straight from the autopsy table.
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- wry
- informative
10
Quirkology
Richard Wiseman
A playful, eye-opening romp through the bizarre and hidden science of everyday human behavior.
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- wry
11
You are not so smart
David McRaney
A playful, humbling tour through the cognitive biases that secretly run your life, proving that you are delightfully, predictably irrational.
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- intellectually stimulating
- wry
- informative
12
Idiot brain
Dean Burnett
A hilarious, forgiving tour through the messy, glitchy, and utterly fascinating hardware inside your skull.
Shares:
- intellectually stimulating
- wry
- informative

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