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Battling Bad Science: a 'must watch' TED talk
Posted: Sat May 18, 2013 11:09 pm
by Ben
This is an excellent talk by Ben Goldacre on battling bad science and debunking false nutrition and pharmaceutical claims.
http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_b ... ience.html
Re: Battling Bad Science: a 'must watch' TED talk
Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 12:06 am
by Modus.Ponens
Thanks, Ben. That was a really good one.
Re: Battling Bad Science: a 'must watch' TED talk
Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 6:07 am
by kmath
Thanks for posting. Good video
Re: Battling Bad Science: a 'must watch' TED talk
Posted: Sun May 19, 2013 9:52 am
by Kim OHara
Thanks, Ben.
I haven't yet come across a TED talk that was less than excellent but this one was also funnier than most.
Kim
Re: Battling Bad Science: a 'must watch' TED talk
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 2:33 pm
by Roland
Re: Battling Bad Science: a 'must watch' TED talk
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 4:47 pm
by Bhikkhu Pesala
I have to disagree — it was a poor talk. The delivery was too quick, the content was trivial, and the conclusion was inconclusive.
Re: Battling Bad Science: a 'must watch' TED talk
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 9:41 pm
by imagemarie
+1 Bhante.
This was a disappointing talk and offered nothing new. Who needs their "science" delivered as third rate stand-up?
As to conclusions? Nationalise all phamaceutical industry and permit no profit taking. It's an old hat idea that is slow on delivery and always fails to amuse
Re: Battling Bad Science: a 'must watch' TED talk
Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 10:51 pm
by Modus.Ponens
imagemarie wrote:+1 Bhante.
This was a disappointing talk and offered nothing new. Who needs their "science" delivered as third rate stand-up?
As to conclusions?
Nationalise all phamaceutical industry and permit no profit taking. It's an old hat idea that is slow on delivery and always fails to amuse
YES!!!! Why can't people get that into their heads?! Pharmaceutical companies do (many times bogus) research, building on government fund research, which does all the work. 100 000 dollars a year to treat only one person with a specific disease with a daily pill??? It's outrageous that taxpayer's money goes to these people.
Re: Battling Bad Science: a 'must watch' TED talk
Posted: Fri May 24, 2013 3:15 pm
by K.Dhamma
I think it's 50/50. Although he makes some very good points, none of the points were really that groundbreaking. I think this information is things that most people should know, but many overlook because they WANT to believe some of this stuff works.
Delivery was wayyy to fast. But I do give him props for effort.