Ben Goldacre

“Nutritionists are alternative therapists, but have somehow managed to brand themselves as men and women of science. Their errors are much more…

— Ben Goldacre

“Randomisation is not a new idea. It was first proposed in the seventeenth century by John Baptista van Helmont, a Belgian radical…

— Ben Goldacre

I agree, the world would be a better place if doctors were less enthusiastic about adopting very new drugs.

— Ben Goldacre

Science has authority, not because of white coats, or titles, but because of precision and transparency: you explain your theory, set out…

— Ben Goldacre

Just just because there are flaws in aircraft design that doesn't mean flying carpets exist.

— Ben Goldacre

“So, if we're to make any sense of the mess that the pharmaceutical industry - and my profession - has made of…

— Ben Goldacre

“At this time we should take a brife moment to mention quacks: alternative therapists who sell vitamins and homeopathy sugar pills [the…

— Ben Goldacre

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

“pharmaceutical companies spend tens of billions of pounds every year trying to change the treatment decisions of doctors: in fact, they spend…

— Ben Goldacre

“…sometimes you need to be imaginative about what kinds of research you do, compromise and be driven by the questions that need…

— Ben Goldacre

If a scientist sidesteps their scientific peers, and chooses to take an apparently changeable, frightening and technical scientific case directly to the…

— Ben Goldacre

“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

As it is a major component of blood, water is vital for transporting oxygen to the brain. Heaven forbid that your blood…

— Ben Goldacre

These corporations run our culture, and they riddle it with bullshit.

— Ben Goldacre

The plural of anecdotes is not data

— Ben Goldacre

Transparency and detail are everything in science.

— Ben Goldacre

“...the real threat from cranks is not that their customers might die -- there is the odd case, although it seems crass…

— Ben Goldacre

Yes. I'm a doctor, an epidemiologist, and lots of my professional colleagues flip back and forth between industry and medical roles. I…

— Ben Goldacre

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

Teaching needs an ecosystem that supports evidence-based practice. It will need better systems to disseminate the results of research more widely, but…

— Ben Goldacre

Real science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else's position.

— Ben Goldacre