Bad Science came up with a genuine on-air endorsement 5 times across the episodes we processed. This page collects every one of those moments: who said it, what they said, and the exact point in the episode.
Ben Goldacre's Bad Science has come up five times on Tim Ferriss's podcast, usually in discussions about how to read medical studies skeptically and spot bad statistics in the wild.
This page collects each of those mentions with the exact quote and timestamp attached. It is a smaller number than some of our entries, but the consistency of the framing around it is worth reading.
Full of spleen, this will be a hilarious, invigorating and informative journey through the world of Bad Science.When Dr Ben Goldacre saw someone on daytime TV dipping her feet in an 'Aqua Detox' footbath, releasing her toxins into the water, turning it brown, he thought he'd try the same at home. 'Like some kind of Johnny Ball cum Witchfinder General', using his girlfriend's Barbie doll, he gently passed an electrical current through the warm salt water. It turned brown.
Where to get it & every mention“There's a book called Bad Science that I actually excerpted for the 4-Hour Body at one point just to give you an idea of what matters” — Tim Ferriss 00:05:11
Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose swap health gadgets, sobriety strategies, Japan/Taiwan travel, brain stimulation, genomics, and AI's threat to online trust.
“Ben Golder wrote a book called bad science which I think is worth should be required reading for every school child on some level” — Tim Ferriss 00:28:19
Mentalist Derren Brown unpacks hypnosis, cold reading, skepticism, and making peace with life's difficulty through his shows and books.
“And if they... read a book like Bad Science by Ben Goldacre, who's an MD. British, so some of the cultural context and examples may not resonate” — Tim Ferriss 00:46:16
Peter Attia unpacks the longevity science behind Outlive: muscle, VO2 max, glucose, cancer screening, and emotional health.
“I'll make a recommendation there's a book called bad science by Ben goldacre who's a I believe he's a UK physician excellent Communicator as well” — Tim Ferriss 00:09:18
Investor Ed Thorp on long-term thinking, numeracy, avoiding risks, and aging well at 89.
“there's a book that i enjoy tremendously called bad science by ben goldacre... i enjoyed that so much that had a few excerpts from that book put into the appendix” — Tim Ferriss 02:11:04
Peter Attia and Tim Ferriss go deep on longevity drugs, cancer screening, zone two training, psilocybin research, and how to read studies.
