Quackery

The book’s mix of humor and history made me wonder what motivated Lydia Kang to delve into these strange cures from the past. Was it a personal fascination or a desire to warn about pseudoscience today?

The stories of treatments like bloodletting and snake oil are wild, but also a bit disturbing. I’m curious if others felt a mix of amusement and unease reading about these failed remedies.

The book covers so many different eras and treatments — I wonder what led to the selection of these particular examples and if there are some hidden gems that didn’t make the cut.