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Ben Goldacre is a British physician, writer, and journalist, known for his contributions to medical research and science communication. Born in 1974, Goldacre graduated from Oxford University with a medical degree and began his medical career at a hospital in London. His writing focuses on exposing flaws and misrepresentations in medical research and advocating for more transparent and rigorous research practices.

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“Changing mainstream media will be hard, but you can help create parallel options. More academics should blog, post videos, post audio, post lectures, offer articles, and more. You’ll enjoy it: I’ve had threats and blackmail, abuse, smears and formal complaints with forged documentation. But it’s worth it, for one simple reason: pulling bad science apart is the best teaching gimmick I know for explaining how good science works.”

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Book:I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

Source: I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

“[...] I’m very grateful to all the many companies and people who, by their optimistically bad behaviour under fire, have given narrative colour to what might otherwise have been some very dry explanations of basic statistical principles.”

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Book:I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

Source: I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

“Pulling bad science apart is the best teaching gimmick I know for explaining how good science really works.”

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Book:I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

Source: I Think You'll Find It's a Bit More Complicated Than That

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

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Born: 1974
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