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

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

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

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

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, —
Ben Goldacre

Transparency and detail are everything in science. —
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. —
Ben Goldacre

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. —
Ben Goldacre

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

The plural of anecdotes is not data —
Ben Goldacre

Torture the data, and it will confess to anything, as —
Ben Goldacre

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

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

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

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

natural frequencies are the only sensible way to communicate risk. —
Ben Goldacre