Ben Goldacre

Ben Goldacre is a doctor and science writer who wrote the Bad Science column in The Guardian from 2003 to 2011. His work focuses on unpicking the evidence behind misleading claims from journalists, the pharmaceutical industry, alternative therapists, and government reports. He has made a number of documentaries for BBC Radio 4, and his first book, Bad Science , reached number one on the nonfiction charts, has sold 400,000 copies, and has been translated into seventeen languages. His second...See more

Ben Goldacre is a doctor and science writer who wrote the Bad Science column in The Guardian from 2003 to 2011. His work focuses on unpicking the evidence behind misleading claims from journalists, the pharmaceutical industry, alternative therapists, and government reports. He has made a number of documentaries for BBC Radio 4, and his first book, Bad Science , reached number one on the nonfiction charts, has sold 400,000 copies, and has been translated into seventeen languages. His second bestselling book, Bad Pharma , was published in 2013. See less