The Plural Of Anecdotes Is Not Data

If You Put Me In Charge Of The Medical Research Budget, I Would Cancel All Primary Research, I Would Cancel All New Trials, For Just One Year, And I Would Spend The Money Exclusively On Making Sure That We Make The Best Possible Use Of The Clinical Evidence That We Already Have.

Real Science Is All About Critically Appraising The Evidence For Somebody Else's Position.

Positive Findings Are Around Twice As Likely To Be Published As Negative Findings. This Is A Cancer At The Core Of Evidence-based Medicine.

Children 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.

There Are Many Differences Between Medicine And Teaching, But They Have Much In Common. Both Involve Craft And Personal Expertise, Learned Through Experience; But Both Can Be Informed By The Experience Of Others.