Ben Goldacre Quotes

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

I hope that you will be asked to participate in a trial at some stage in your disease

You will do it because you know that knowledge is beautiful, and because if only a hundred people share your passion, that is enough.

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.

Bad things happen when problems are protected by a force field of tediousness.

The American Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is sponsored by Coca-Cola.

In females, the author has found the application of pure carbolic acid to the clitoris an excellent means of allaying the abnormal excitement.

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

Twenty years ago. First, when you take a static picture of society, people

Repeat after me: pharma being shit does not mean magic beans cure cancer.

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

You cannot reason people out of positions they didn't reason themselves into

Torture the data, and it will confess to anything, as

You cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into.

Doctors and patients need as much data as possible to make an informed decision about what treatment is best.

I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that.

natural frequencies are the only sensible way to communicate risk.

In general, drug companies are reasonably good at developing new treatments, and there's also a lot of good in the industry.

There is essentially no difference between the vitamin industry and the pharmaceutical and biotech industries (that

The plural of anecdotes is not data

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

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

Positive findings are around twice as likely to be published as negative findings. This is a cancer at the core of evidence-based medicine.

Transparency and detail are everything in science.

I spend a lot of time talking to people who disagree with me - I would go so far as to say that it's my favourite leisure activity,

You are a placebo responder. Your body plays tricks on your mind. You cannot be trusted.