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TED-Ed · September 11 · 19 min

Battling bad science - Ben Goldacre

Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharmaceutical industry. Talk by Ben Goldacre. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharmaceutical industry.

Talk by Ben Goldacre.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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