Wrong: Why Experts (Scientists, Finance Wizards, Doctors, Relationship Gurus, Celebrity CEOs, High-Powered Consultants, Health Officials and More) Keep Failing Us---and How to Know When Not to Trust Them Audiobook

" Freedman tries to make the point that many of the "expert" studies which we read about end up being badly flawed. Of course, that raises the question that, if Freedman is an expert on studies such as these, is he necessarily wrong as well? The best lesson to be learned is the importance of critical thinking, and to be careful about jumping to conclusions based on just release headline news about new studies. "

" A must read that puts our obsession w/ punditry in sharp perspective. "

" Makes me wonder if all research is eventually meaningless. "

" Game changing. "

" Perhaps this was a poor choice for me - I'm already inherently skeptical of the claims of experts. The author did reinforce my beliefs, but it didn't really sustain my interest over an entire book. "

" A fun and intellectually honest examination of why our experts are so often wrong. "

" After reading this book, I'm now questioning every piece of so-called "expert advice" that I've ever heard, especially regarding double-blind clinical trials. It was eye-opening in a really disturbing way. "

" I think I would enjoy this book...but I can tell already it would be much easier to read if it were by a Gladwell/Levitt & Dubner style writer. As is, it's extremely dry. Interesting, but dull. "

" He even takes on "10,000 hours"! "

" Interesting read on why we should look at ALL experts with a bit of a skeptical eye. Goes into the various ways possible biases, errors, and problems can lead to misleading results. Not technical and a worthwhile book overall. "

" Not very good. Rambling, and the section on the Internet already feels out of date. "

" Intersting, but a somewhat circular argument. You cannot trust experts becasue they are usually wrong, therefore you have to analyse what they have to say, and work out which experts to believe by the collective wisdom of other experts. "

" This is not a review (yet). I mainly wanted to check the option of posting to a blog. I do intend to write a review on this book later. "

" Makes me wonder if all research is eventually meaningless. "

" Not very good. Rambling, and the section on the Internet already feels out of date. "

" Perhaps this was a poor choice for me - I'm already inherently skeptical of the claims of experts. The author did reinforce my beliefs, but it didn't really sustain my interest over an entire book. "

" Interesting read on why we should look at ALL experts with a bit of a skeptical eye. Goes into the various ways possible biases, errors, and problems can lead to misleading results. Not technical and a worthwhile book overall. "

" A must read that puts our obsession w/ punditry in sharp perspective. "

" He even takes on "10,000 hours"! "

" I think I would enjoy this book...but I can tell already it would be much easier to read if it were by a Gladwell/Levitt & Dubner style writer. As is, it's extremely dry. Interesting, but dull. "