Real science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else's position. — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“Repeat after me: pharma being shit does not mean magic beans cure cancer.” — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“…sometimes you need to be imaginative about what kinds of research you do, compromise and be driven by the questions that need… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“You will do it because you know that knowledge is beautiful, and because if only a hundred people share your passion, that… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
In an ideal world, you might imagine that scientific papers were only cited by academics on the basis of their content. This… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“The current regulations -- for companies, doctors and researchers -- create perverse incentives; and we'll have better luck fixing those broken systems… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
Science isn't about authority or white coats; it's about following a method. That method is built on core principles: precision and transparency;… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
If a scientist sidesteps their scientific peers, and chooses to take an apparently changeable, frightening and technical scientific case directly to the… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
The value of a scientific publication goes beyond this simple benefit, of all relevant information appearing, unambiguously, in one place. It's also… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“This process of professionalising the obvious fosters a sense of mystery around science, and health advice, which is unnecessary and destructive. More… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“Today, scientists and doctors find themselves outnumbered and outgunned by vast armies of individuals who feel entitled to pass judgment on matters… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
Science has authority, not because of white coats, or titles, but because of precision and transparency: you explain your theory, set out… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“At school you were taught about chemicals in test tubes, equations to describe motion, and maybe something on photosynthesis—about which more later—but… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“I spend a lot of time talking to people who disagree with me – I would go so far as to say… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“Like most things in the story the natural sciences can tell about the world, it’s all so beautiful, so gracefully simple, yet… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“Nutritionists are alternative therapists, but have somehow managed to brand themselves as men and women of science. Their errors are much more… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“My basic hypothesis is this: the people who run the media are Humanities graduates with little understanding of science, who wear their… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
“More than that, these adverts sell a dubious world view. They sell the idea that science is not about the delicate relationship… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share Image
In general, drug companies are reasonably good at developing new treatments, and there's also a lot of good in the industry. — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
Amazing things happen when you pull individual pieces of information together into larger linked datasets: meaning emerges, as you produce facts from figures. — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
“Aside from all this, for several of the most important and enduring problems in medicine, we have no idea what the best treatment is,… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
“At school you were taught about chemicals in test tubes, equations to describe motion, and maybe something on photosynthesis—about which more later—but in all… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
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… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
“Today, scientists and doctors find themselves outnumbered and outgunned by vast armies of individuals who feel entitled to pass judgment on matters of evidence—an… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
I hope that you will be asked to participate in a trial at some stage in your disease — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
Most bloggers have no institutional credibility, and so they must build it, by linking transparently, and allowing you to easily double check their work.… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
“The American Academy of Pediatrics officially supports breastfeeding, but receives about half a million dollars from Ross, manufacturers of Similac infant formula.” — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
“More than that, these adverts sell a dubious world view. They sell the idea that science is not about the delicate relationship between evidence… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
“At school you were taught about chemicals in test tubes, equations to describe motion, and maybe something on photosynthesis – about which more later… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
“My basic hypothesis is this: the people who run the media are Humanities graduates with little understanding of science, who wear their ignorance as… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
“The current regulations -- for companies, doctors and researchers -- create perverse incentives; and we'll have better luck fixing those broken systems than we… — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
Doctors and patients need as much data as possible to make an informed decision about what treatment is best. — Ben Goldacre Copy Share
