Ben GoldacreYou cannot reason people out of a position that they did not reason themselves into.362Humanity
Ben GoldacrePositive findings are around twice as likely to be published as negative findings. This is a cancer at the core of evidence-based medicine. ✨ A Rhetoric of Public Bias: How … ▶351Philosophy
Ben GoldacreHomeopathy pills are, after all, empty little sugar pills which seem to work, and so they embody [..] how we can be misled into thinking that any intervention is more effective th… ▶377Thought
Ben GoldacreAs 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 (2008). Bad Science, p… ▶349Thought
Ben GoldacreIn the past, [medicalization]has been portrayed as something that doctors inflict on a passive and un-suspecting world - an expansion of the Medical Empire. But in reality, it see… ▶3410TimeTruth
Ben GoldacreI 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 (2008). Bad Science, p.8, … ▶297HumanityTime
Ben GoldacreIf I was writing a lifestyle book it would have the same advice on every page, and you’d know it all already. Eat lots of fruit and vegetables, and live your whole life in every w… ▶298LifePoliticsReading
Ben GoldacreYou are a placebo responder. Your body plays tricks on your mind. You cannot be trusted.232ReflectionThought
Ben GoldacreThe placebo effect is one of the most fascinating things in the whole of medicine. It's not just about taking a pill, and your performance and your pain getting better. It's about… ▶266PhilosophySadness
Ben GoldacreThese corporations run our culture, and they riddle it with bullshit.202Truth
Ben GoldacreTransparency and detail are everything in science.171Time
Ben GoldacreReal science is all about critically appraising the evidence for somebody else's position.219Humor
Ben GoldacreChildren can be disgusting, and often they can develop extraordinary talents, but I’m yet to meet any child who can stimulate his carotid arteries inside his ribcage. ✨ Ben … ▶198Humanity
Ben GoldacreI'd like to submit to Bad Science my teacher who gave us a handout which says that 'Water is best absorbed by the body when provided in frequent small amounts.' What I want to kno… ▶169Reading
Ben GoldacreI think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that. ✨ I think you'll find it's a bit more complicated than that. Book by Ben Goldacre, October, 2014.136ReadingThought
Ben GoldacreAnd if, by the end [of this book], you reckon you might still disagree with me, then I offer you this: you'll still be wrong, but you'll be wrong with a lot more panache and flair… ▶1710Reading
