Just just because there are flaws in aircraft design that doesn't mean flying carpets exist.

I spend a lot of time talking to people who disagree with me - I would go so far as to say that it's my favourite leisure activity.

I write about misuses of evidence in plenty of different spheres: scaremongering journalists, obvious quacks and naturopaths, and flaws in the way that evidence is used in mainstream academia, medicine and in (government) policy. One of the things I always found interesting is the same tricks are used to distort medicine in all of those domains.

Children can be disgusting, and often they can develop extraordinary talents, but I’m yet to meet any child who can stimulate his carotid arteries inside his ribcage.

Just just because there are flaws in aircraft design that doesn't mean flying carpets exist.

Doctors and patients need as much data as possible to make an informed decision about what treatment is best.

You are a placebo responder. Your body plays tricks on your mind. You cannot be trusted.