Books like Bad Science

Bad Science by Ben Goldacre reads as witty, critical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Calling Bullshit

Carl T. Bergstrom · 2020

Both explore critical-thinking & science

74% genome match

Outliers

Malcolm Gladwell · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

57% genome match

Brain Rules

John Medina · 2008

Same nonfiction feel

58% genome match

Why people believe weird things

Michael Shermer · 1997

Both explore skepticism & pseudoscience

59% genome match

How to think about weird things

Theodore Schick · 1994

Both explore skepticism & pseudoscience

58% genome match

Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Neil deGrasse Tyson · 2017

Both explore science

54% genome match

The Psychology of Money

Morgan Housel · 2020

Same self-help feel

51% genome match

Moonwalking with Einstein

Joshua Foer · 2011

Same nonfiction feel

53% genome match

What Do You Care What Other People Think?

Richard Phillips Feynman · 1988

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match

The Power of Habit

Charles Duhigg · 2012

Same nonfiction feel

51% genome match

The art of thinking clearly

Rolf Dobelli · 2013

Same self-help feel

52% genome match

The Brain That Changes Itself

Norman Doidge · 2007

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match