Ben Goldacre: Battling Bad Science
May 07, 2016
in 8 - 20 MINUTES, DEBATING IDEAS / BELIEFS, PHILOSOPHY / SKEPTICISM
Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they’re right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharmaceutical industry.
[Video and text source: TED YouTube channel]Atheism / Freethinkers / SkepticismBen GoldacreBrain disorder / Mental healthCheating / Deception / LyingCritical thinking / ReasonDogma / Faith / Ideology / PseudoscienceEthics / MoralityHealth and wellbeingPlacebo / Nocebo effectScience
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