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This book is a simple, easy-to-read guide to debunking health scares and scams before you get hurt.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A Dose of Common Sense, Jun 26 2004

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Gary Griffiths (Los Altos Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Junk Science Judo: Self-Defense against Health Scares and Scams (Hardcover)

Steven Milloy's "Junk Science Judo", the complement to Milloy's website, junkscience.com, is an easy-to-read, common sense tutorial illuminating and debunking the steady stream of health scares and scams spewing from activists, lobbyists, industry, and government on a daily basis. Aided by television and print media interested more in attracting audiences than in reporting fact, Milloy exposes the less-than-pure motives behind the so-called science, offering a layman's explanation of the tools, techniques, and statistical analysis to determine fact from fraud, and to draw logical conclusions independent of the hype. While some of the chapters discussing the actual statistical technique may run a bit dry, for the most part this is a quick and entertaining read. In addition to taking on controversial topics like DDT, PCBs, and dioxin, Milloy debunks popular environmental mega myths including Agent Orange, Love Canal, Cancer Clusters, Three Mile Island, and others. While you may have always believed the "science" behind much today's highly publicized health risks suspect, "Junk Science Judo" will arm you with the facts behind the politics, and some common sense to counter the hysteria.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, Sep 2 2003

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This review is from: Junk Science Judo: Self-Defense against Health Scares and Scams (Hardcover)

I used this book as a supplement to my statistics and QA courses. The book is pretty well written and points out some great examples of the misuse of statistics.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book, Sep 2 2003

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I used this book as a supplement to my statistics and QA courses. The book is pretty well written and points out some great examples of the misuse of statistics.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Junk Book :))
If you are a big fan of industry PR campaigns, then this book is for you!

However, if you are a critical thinker that is interested in evidence and facts, this book is Junk... Read more

Published on July 2 2004 by dayton ford

1.0 out of 5 stars Know the facts on Stephen Milloy
Let's talk about junk science.

1. Is the person making the claim a relevant authority in the field?

For instance, let's take Stephen Milloy, author of this book. Read more

Published on Jun 24 2004

5.0 out of 5 stars Use your brain
Let me begin by saying that if this book does nothing more than cause you to think for yourself and investigate the issues discussed in it, then your purchase will have been well... Read more

Published on May 20 2003

5.0 out of 5 stars Junk Science debunked - To Quote LBJ:
"There are lies, there are dam*ed lies, and then there are statistics". Or should I say, badly skewed and extremely bad assumptions made not on statistical analysis but emotional... Read more

Published on Dec 27 2002 by adrite

2.0 out of 5 stars From the folks who brought you National Enquirer television
First, I'm a card-carrying skeptic. In fact, I worked for various "political" organizations for years. Read more

Published on Dec 24 2002 by Timothy P. Scanlon

1.0 out of 5 stars Shameful
The author is funded by the big industries which explains the selection of certain topics and the huge bias it reflects. Read more

Published on Nov 16 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars For the worry-wart in your family.
Next time you hear someone say, "Well, researchers linked that to cancer." You will be able to say, "When you say 'link', do you mean causation or... Read more

Published on Sep 16 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid, succinct, a few flaws
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Junk Science Judo. Self-Defense Against Health Scares and Scams by Steven J. Milloy, Cato Institute, Washington, DC, USA, 2001, ix-xii + 218 pp. Read more

Published on Jun 8 2002 by Joel M. Kauffman

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't be blinded by "science!"
If you're tired of being frightened and victimized by the never ending procession of doom-and-gloom prognostications, this book is for you. Read more

Published on April 7 2002 by D. Buxman

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent primer for the skeptic
This book does a very good job of explaining, in easy to understand terms, how to tell good science from bad, how to identify the different types of studies and methods, what to... Read more

Published on Feb 28 2002