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By: Monitoring and Evaluation NEWS » Blog Archive » New journal on Systematic Reviews

Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:24:40 +0000

[...] treatments and research. The journal has already garnered support from the medical community, with Dr Ben Goldacre, author, journalist and research fellow at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine [...]

By: Just Say No! But say it now. Say it loud. | moving in time

Just Say No! But say it now. Say it loud. | moving in time — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:32:37 +0000

[...] My thanks go to Ben Goldacre, highly respected science journalist, if you want to know more about his credentials, he writes for the Guardian, and has a blog here www.badscience.net/about-dr-ben-goldacre/ [...]

By: Nigella Lawson and Gillian McKeith: A Challenge and an Opportunity

Nigella Lawson and Gillian McKeith: A Challenge and an Opportunity — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 16:42:19 +0000

[...] is out of keeping with the level of scientific research she’s actually conducting or studying. (Ben Goldacre presents a rather scathing, if compelling criticism of her work in his book Bad [...]

By: Ben Goldacre to speak at DREaM conference on 9th July 2012 « LIS Research Coalition

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:20:14 +0000

[...] we announced that Dr Ben Goldacre will be the closing speaker at the DREaM project conference on 9th July 2012. For further details, [...]

By: Bad Science – Ben Goldacre | Grammersows and other bugs

Bad Science – Ben Goldacre | Grammersows and other bugs — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:18:30 +0000

[...] just finished reading the book Bad Science, written by Dr Ben Goldacre. The book deals with how science is done and how science can be misused and misinterpreted. [...]

By: Blue Monday | Nighttimeproductions

Blue Monday | Nighttimeproductions — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:32:57 +0000

[...] of misinformation, by the name of Dr Ben Goldacre. Ben is a scientist who writes a blog called Bad Science. It’s also available as a book that I read last year. In both, Ben sets about investigating [...]

By: Lies, damn lies, and statistics

Lies, damn lies, and statistics — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:02:52 +0000

[...] from Epidemiologists, Professors of Medicine, and others. I’ll quote Gregory L Kinney and Ben Goldacre, the rest can be viewed at your own pleasure/interest. Kinney details that the meta-analysis is [...]

By: Dev Comms & Research Uptake Round-up « Dominic on Development

Dev Comms & Research Uptake Round-up « Dominic on Development — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:43:39 +0000

[...] ‘How to get your view into a newspaper as an academic: ten easy steps’ | Ben Goldacre on his ‘secondary blog‘, provides great practical advice for academics trying to air [...]

By: A Conversation with Dr Christian Jessen - MNS Forums

A Conversation with Dr Christian Jessen - MNS Forums — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 01:04:19 +0000

[...] them." There has been a growing and keen interest in holding scientific journalism to account. Dr Ben Goldacre of Bad Science famously takes to task any pseudoscience that litters the inked pages. I was curious if Dr Jessen [...]

By: Pink v blue – are children born with gender preferences? | In Healthy Life

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:21:08 +0000

[...] Goldacre quotes in the same piece newspaper articles from the earlier part of the 20th century in which [...]

By: Pink v blue – are children born with gender preferences? | All around News

Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:00:51 +0000

[...] Goldacre quotes in the same piece newspaper articles from the earlier part of the 20th century in which [...]

By: Opening up Patient Data | Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust – Membership

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 14:22:52 +0000

[...] response has been varied. Dr Ben Goldacre, writer and academic welcomed the idea, saying: “If Cameron’s plans for making trials [...]

By: Drug companies are bad – especially when it fits the news agenda « The Science Bit

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 20:21:45 +0000

[...] Others are much more (sensibly) optimistic about the whole thing. Bad science crusader Ben Goldacre tweeted, ‘with NHS data we can find out whether things are lifesaving, or killers, with [...]

By: MALA CIÈNCIA « CLAUDI MANS

MALA CIÈNCIA « CLAUDI MANS — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 23:47:19 +0000

[...] El Dr. Ben Goldacre és psiquiatre, periodista científic i col•laborador de programes de ràdio i televisió. A més d’exercir la psiquiatria en el servei nacional de sanitat britànic, és autor de la columna setmanal Bad Science, en el diari The Guardian, des de 2003. Manté la seva pàgina web actualitzada amb els continguts de la seva columna i molt més material, que inclou la venda de samarretes al•lusives a les seves denúncies. Vegeu-ho a la seva web. [...]

By: Comment les laboratoires pharmaceutiques réussissent à vendre n’importe quoi | philippelambertscpo201110

Sat, 26 Nov 2011 01:10:04 +0000

[...] TED Talks, l’épidémiologiste Ben Goldacre explique pourquoi il faut se méfier des informations médicales, et expose une partie des [...]

By: [1: 435 of 10,000] Talk From TED « It Takes 10K

[1: 435 of 10,000] Talk From TED « It Takes 10K — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:11:22 +0000

[...] talk was given by Dr. Ben Goldacre and he made good points. We surely live in a time where it’s easy to fake a credential, [...]

By: Konferanse: Kan vi stole på vitenskap? 9.-10. november « Sunn Skepsis

Konferanse: Kan vi stole på vitenskap? 9.-10. november « Sunn Skepsis — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 17:05:46 +0000

[...] skal dit, og gleder meg spesielt til å høre lege og forfatter Ben Goldacre forelese om forskning i media. Goldacre er mest kjent for sin faste spalte i The Guardian, Bad [...]

By: Seeking Truth - Learning about accuracy in science, journals, studies, and food claims. | Move and Eat to Live

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:56:44 +0000

[...] right? The below TED Talk (you should check out other TED talks, great resource) is given by Ben Goldacre, a doctor and epidemiologist who shows us the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly [...]

By: Glastonbury: Science in the mud « Helen Thomson

Glastonbury: Science in the mud « Helen Thomson — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 13:53:01 +0000

[...] of Glastonbury, I was treated to mind-expanding lectures from the likes of doctor and writer Ben Goldacre, and former writer-in-residence at London’s Science Museum, Tony [...]

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Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:37:29 +0000

[...] and Awesome video of Dr. Ben Goldacre from TED [...]