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Bad Science Bad Science (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.06 — 44,703 ratings — published 2008
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The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as bad-science)
avg rating 4.29 — 79,695 ratings — published 1995
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Daisy's Run (The Clockwork Chimera, #1) Daisy's Run (The Clockwork Chimera, #1)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,092 ratings — published 2018
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Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1) Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,005,023 ratings — published 2012
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Frankenstein: The 1818 Text Frankenstein: The 1818 Text (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.90 — 1,845,165 ratings — published 1818
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Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences Brain Storm: The Flaws in the Science of Sex Differences (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.06 — 312 ratings — published 2010
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Ship Wrecked (Ship Wrecked #1) Ship Wrecked (Ship Wrecked #1)
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avg rating 4.27 — 2,091 ratings — published
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The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss The Obesity Code: Unlocking the Secrets of Weight Loss (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.37 — 37,973 ratings — published 2016
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The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World The Shape of the New: Four Big Ideas and How They Made the Modern World (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.07 — 181 ratings — published 2015
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Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction Superforecasting: The Art and Science of Prediction (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.08 — 22,008 ratings — published 2015
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Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of Information (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 344 ratings — published 2011
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Thinking, Fast and Slow Thinking, Fast and Slow (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.17 — 579,543 ratings — published 2011
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How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine How to Read a Paper: The Basics of Evidence-based Medicine (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.02 — 376 ratings — published 1999
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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Caused an Epidemic of Mental Illness (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.32 — 163,609 ratings — published 2024
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How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human How to Be Animal: A New History of What It Means to Be Human (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.65 — 803 ratings — published 2020
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The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea The Gulf: The Making of an American Sea (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 2,808 ratings — published 2017
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Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.41 — 279,816 ratings — published 2018
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Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray Lost in Math: How Beauty Leads Physics Astray (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 3,401 ratings — published 2018
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Insurgent (Divergent, #2) Insurgent (Divergent, #2)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.96 — 1,613,173 ratings — published 2012
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Go Big or Go Home Go Big or Go Home (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.56 — 1,041 ratings — published 2008
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Thirteen Rising (Zodiac, #4) Thirteen Rising (Zodiac, #4)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.20 — 3,377 ratings — published 2017
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The Way It Went Down Vol. 2: Delta Green The Way It Went Down Vol. 2: Delta Green (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.15 — 53 ratings — published
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Uranus (Outer Planets Trilogy, #1) Uranus (Outer Planets Trilogy, #1)
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avg rating 3.25 — 347 ratings — published
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Nellie and the Nanites: Book One Nellie and the Nanites: Book One (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.42 — 38 ratings — published
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An Affinity for Formaldehyde An Affinity for Formaldehyde (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.56 — 61 ratings — published
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The Politics of the Family and Other Essays The Politics of the Family and Other Essays (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.83 — 227 ratings — published 1969
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Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2) Winter of the World (The Century Trilogy #2)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.38 — 175,875 ratings — published 2012
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Deception Point Deception Point (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.77 — 697,354 ratings — published 2001
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The Secrets of the Self: A Philosophical Poem 1944 The Secrets of the Self: A Philosophical Poem 1944 (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.24 — 314 ratings — published 1915
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Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.63 — 1,924 ratings — published 2013
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Girl in Ice Girl in Ice (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.67 — 6,861 ratings — published 2022
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Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe Until the End of Time: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.05 — 6,104 ratings — published 2020
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Light Light (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.67 — 3 ratings — published
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We Have Always Been Here We Have Always Been Here (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.51 — 2,702 ratings — published 2021
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The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 34,280 ratings — published 2022
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OMD: The Simple, Plant-Based Program to Save Your Health, Save Your Waistline, and Save the Planet OMD: The Simple, Plant-Based Program to Save Your Health, Save Your Waistline, and Save the Planet (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.79 — 197 ratings — published 2018
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The Sauropod Dinosaurs (Life in the Age of Giants) The Sauropod Dinosaurs (Life in the Age of Giants)
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avg rating 4.63 — 43 ratings — published
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Mr. Antipyrine #2 Mr. Antipyrine #2
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published 2015
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Reparation of Sin (The Society #2) Reparation of Sin (The Society #2)
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avg rating 3.89 — 6,315 ratings — published 2021
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Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.07 — 45,057 ratings — published 2018
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Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control Sweetening the Pill: or How We Got Hooked on Hormonal Birth Control (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.57 — 338 ratings — published 2013
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Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health Lies My Doctor Told Me: Medical Myths That Can Harm Your Health (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.39 — 3,255 ratings — published
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Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story Our Stolen Future: Are We Threatening Our Fertility, Intelligence and Survival? A Scientific Detective Story (Paperback)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.11 — 859 ratings — published 1996
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Nobel Dreams: Power, Deceit, and the Ultimate Experiment Nobel Dreams: Power, Deceit, and the Ultimate Experiment (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.00 — 64 ratings — published 1987
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Bad Science: The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion Bad Science: The Short Life and Weird Times of Cold Fusion (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 4.08 — 90 ratings — published 1993
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The Guest List The Guest List (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.80 — 1,257,494 ratings — published 2020
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One Hundred Proofs that the Earth is not a Globe One Hundred Proofs that the Earth is not a Globe (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.07 — 87 ratings — published 1885
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Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are (Hardcover)
by (shelved 1 time as bad-science)
avg rating 3.91 — 42,393 ratings — published 2017
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Gary Taubes
“It may be easier to believe that we remain lean because we're virtuous and we get fat because we're not, but the evidence simply says otherwise. Virtue has little more to with our weight than our height. When we grow taller, it's hormones and enzymes that are promoting growth, and we consume more calories than we expend as a result. Growth is the cause - increased appetite and decreased energy expenditure (gluttony and sloth) are the effects. When we grow fatter, the same is true as well.

We don't get fat because we overeat; we overeat because were fat.”
Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

Gary Taubes
“Just as animal research tells us that gluttony and sloth are side effects of a drive to accumulate body fat, it also says that eating in moderation and being physically active (literally, having the energy to exercise) are not evidence of moral rectitude. Rather, they're the metabolic benefits of a body that's programmed to remain lean.”
Gary Taubes, Why We Get Fat: And What to Do About It

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