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Tuesday, November 08, 2011

Battling Bad Science with Ben Goldacre

"Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right?"

Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science | Video on TED.com
Ben Goldacre writes "Bad Science" ~ "unpicking dodgy scientific claims and showing us how medical evidence can be distorted".
Enjoy his latest video critique from TED.com [14 minutes].

Labels: health news, medical news, medical research, news reporting, research bias, research methods, scientific studies

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