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News: January/February 2013
Ben Goldacre wins Against Stupidity Award • A Theory of Justice: The Musical! • Philosophy helps schoolchildren to shine — News reports by Sue Roberts
Against Stupidity Award
On November 13th, Philosophy Now’s 2012 Award for Contributions in the Fight Against Stupidity was presented to Dr Ben Goldacre in front of an enthusiastic audience at Conway Hall in central London. Goldacre is the author of a book, blog and long-running newspaper column called Bad Science and a new book called Bad Pharma. He gave an acceptance speech on the nature of stupidity with particular reference to the pharmaceutical industry, discoursing eloquently on the importance of making all drug trial data available to doctors, describing the vital contribution of meta-analysis to saving lives, and raising a few laughs at the expense of homeopathy. Dr Goldacre had an extensive red stain on the front of his white shirt, which he explained as being due to an eminent academic throwing a trifle at him at a conference in Brussels earlier in the day.
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