As It Is A Major

You Cannot Reason People Out Of A Position That They Did Not Reason Themselves Into.

Teaching Needs An Ecosystem That Supports Evidence-based Practice. It Will Need Better Systems To Disseminate The Results Of Research More Widely, But Also A Better Understanding Of Research, So That Teachers Can Be Critical Consumers Of Evidence.

Science Has Authority Not Because Of White Coats Or Titles, But Because Of Precision And Transparency: You Explain Your Theory, Set Out Your Evidence, And Reference The Studies That Support Your Case.

If I Was Writing A Lifestyle Book It Would Have The Same Advice On Every Page, And You’d Know It All Already. Eat Lots Of Fruit And Vegetables, And Live Your Whole Life In Every Way As Well As You Can: Exercise Regularly As Part Of Your Daily Routine, Avoid Obesity, Don’t Drink Too Much, Don’t Smoke, And Don’t Get Distracted From The Real, Basic, Simple Causes Of Ill Health. But As We Will See, Even These Things Are Hard To Do On Your Own, And In Reality Require Wholesale Social And Political Changes.

Doctors And Patients Need As Much Data As Possible To Make An Informed Decision About What Treatment Is Best.