Risk, Chance, and Causation

The working methods of clinical epidemiology are the subject of a guide by epidemiologist Michael B. Bracken, who shows how scientists approach questions of what causes disease and whether treatments work. He takes up the constant media reports on dangerous chemicals, miracle cures, the safety of treatments and possible carcinogens, and considers what increased risk really means, including whether a doubled risk of an illness is cause for worry and how to judge reduced risk claims for heavily promoted dietary supplements. Writing in everyday terms, he aims to equip readers to tell whether warnings of environmental risk are warranted and whether claims of therapeutic benefit are justified. Yale University Press published it in 2013.

Peter Attia included it in the reading for his article Why we're not wired to think scientifically.