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Ben Goldacre has been rallying around this cause for years now. He has: 1. presented a TED talk (http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science?lang
by smaldj 12y ago
Ben Goldacre has been rallying around this cause for years now. He has:
1. presented a TED talk (http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science?language=en http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science?l...),
2. authored books (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0007350740/ http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/0007350740/), and
3. written numerous articles (http://www.theguardian.com/profile/bengoldacre http://www.theguardian.com/profile/bengoldacre)
on the misrepresentation of statistics within the pharmaceutical community.
Probably the best summary post of his is this one: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/nov/04/bad-science-eight-years http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/nov/04/bad-sci...
- duwease 12y agoBad Pharma is truly an eye-opener as to the extent of the troubles faced in getting truth out of medical research. It's going to take many, many, different group combining foresight, technology, and good-old-fashioned political clout to even start fixing it. John Ioannidis' work is fascinating in that respect as well.. not just in the medical field, but science in general.
- StavrosK 12y agoHe also recommended that a registry be instituted, where you have to register before starting research, and you HAVE to publish your result, negative or not. If you haven't registered beforehand, you can't publish at all. Sounds like a simple and effective solution.