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Timothy Caulfield is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy, a Professor in the Faculty of Law and the School of Public Health, and Research Director of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta. He contributes frequently to the popular press and is the author of The Cure for mostrar más Everything: Untangling the Twisted Messages about Health. Fitness, and Happiness, and The Science of Celebrity or Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong About Everything? as well as the host of the popular Netflix show A User's Guide to Cheating Death. mostrar menos

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Conocimiento común

Fecha de nacimiento
1963
Género
male
Nacionalidad
Canada

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Every day, you make thousands of decisions: when to wake up, what to eat for breakfast, how to commute to work, whether to drive the kids to school, how often to check your email, and so on. Making so many decisions takes a toll on your brain. In this book, Timothy Caulfield walks through one action-packed day to talk about common decisions and how they are often based on fear or misinformation. At every step of the way, you’ll find out how to relax and save your energy for the really important decisions.

I liked this book a great deal. The structure of a day is an excellent framing device, and the writing is conversational, with amusing examples drawn from the author’s life. The author acknowledges his own biases and limitations (e.g., his weakness for overpriced coffee), which is a good thing when you’re discussing how other people make decisions. Caulfield is a Canada Research Chair in Health Law and Policy and is therefore knowledgeable about how scientific studies work, and most importantly, how they are reported on, often incorrectly. He provides examples of language to watch out for that marks it as “observational” and therefore not a conclusive study that demonstrates a causal relationship.

I would recommend this if you’ve read books by Ben Goldacre, Dean Burnett, or Dan Ariely.
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rabbitprincess | Dec 29, 2020 |
I love how well he cuts through the bs. Definitely gave me food for thought, and made me feel a little foolish about questionable fitness purchases I've made over the years.
 
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kweber319 | 11 reseñas más. | May 13, 2019 |
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I was actually really excited to read this book as I have always had a deep rooted understanding of how manipulative media can be and how celebrity branding can make or break "health" trends. Gwyneth Paltrow has become one of the celebrities that people idolize and follow religiously for their spiritual and health needs so I loved seeing this book hit the shelf. In this book the author examines how celebrities are able to influence health trends despite lack of scientific proof, or credible scientific studies to back the health fads up. The author also delves into the impact celebrity culture has in cosmetic surgery and other treatments.

I did feel the book went topic when if went into odds of achieving stardom, which sadly account for half of the book. I would have rather had a smaller book, then read the rest in regard to his personal views on rising to fame and fortune. Sadly due to this topic change I can only give the book a 3 star rating.
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MissCassieReads86 | 21 reseñas más. | Aug 23, 2016 |
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An enjoyable book about the celebrity culture and fads in beauty, dieting and those seeking fame. Mr. Caulfield makes some great observations about those seeking the perfect look. I loved his use of listing the studies that he quotes from, Though I wish he would have used footnotes to direct us do his studies instead of the way he did it. A great book that opened my eyes to the amount of frauds out there preying on consumers.
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foof2you | 21 reseñas más. | Jul 24, 2016 |

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