SCIENCE FICTIONS

Required reading for everyone Adam Rutherford Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2021 Medicine education psychology economics wherever it really matters we look to science for guidance But what if science itself can t always be relied on In this vital investigation Stuart Ritchie reveals the disturbing flaws in today s science that undermine our understanding of the world and threaten human lives With bias careless mistakes and even outright forgery influencing everything from austerity economics to the anti vaccination movement he proposes vital remedies to save and protect science this most valuable of human endeavours from itself With a new afterword by the author Thrilling Reminds us that another world is possible The Times Books of the Year Excellent We need better science That s why books like this are so important Evening Standard