Different, but a related topic that I've come to be fascinated by are athletic tools and techniques that are held as canon that turn out to have no scientific s

Different, but a related topic that I've come to be fascinated by are athletic tools and techniques that are held as canon that turn out to have no scientific support. The author talks about reactions of physicians dismissing convincing data — the befuddlement and dismissals — and it's the same reaction athletes and coaches give when they're part of some of a controlled trial.