Science has authority not because of white coats or titles, but because of precision and transparency: you explain your theory, set out your evidence, and reference the studies that support your case.
The plural of anecdotes is not data - Ben Goldacre
The plural of anecdotes is not data
- Ben Goldacre
Real science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else's position. - Ben Goldacre
Real science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else's position.
Data is the fabric of the modern world: just like we walk down pavements, so we trace routes through data, and build knowledge and products out of it. - Ben Goldacre
Data is the fabric of the modern world: just like we walk down pavements, so we trace routes through data, and build knowledge and products out of it.
Positive findings are around twice as likely to be published as negative findings. This is a cancer at the core of evidence-based medicine. - Ben Goldacre
Positive findings are around twice as likely to be published as negative findings. This is a cancer at the core of evidence-based medicine.
You are a placebo responder. Your body plays tricks on your mind. You cannot be trusted. - Ben Goldacre
You are a placebo responder. Your body plays tricks on your mind. You cannot be trusted.
Homeopathy pills are, after all, empty little sugar pills which seem to work, and so they embody [..] how we can be misled into thinking that any int… - Ben Goldacre
Homeopathy pills are, after all, empty little sugar pills which seem to work, and so they embody [..] how we can be misled into thinking that any int…
And if, by the end [of this book], you reckon you might still disagree with me, then I offer you this: you'll still be wrong, but you'll be wrong wit… - Ben Goldacre
And if, by the end [of this book], you reckon you might still disagree with me, then I offer you this: you'll still be wrong, but you'll be wrong wit…
Doctors and patients need as much data as possible to make an informed decision about what treatment is best. - Ben Goldacre
Doctors and patients need as much data as possible to make an informed decision about what treatment is best.
You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into. - Ben Goldacre
You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into.
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