Two Blind Sisters See for the First Time

Oh kind Lord, you have given me two eyers...
why have you kept me blind?

Sonia and Anita, two sisters living in India, have been blind since birth, but a simple eye operation makes it possible for them to see their mom for the first time. The nonprofit organization 20/20/20 provides free operations to these sisters--as well as thousands of other people in developing countries. These procedures empower people in impoverished communities to create better futures.

In this short film, Blue Chalk Media shares the sisters’ poignant story and captures their initial experiences after the bandages come off.



Learn about surgeries for children in developing countries
http://wonderwork.org/

Find out about the charity 20/20/20
http://20x20x20.org/

The Short Film Showcase spotlights exceptional short videos created by filmmakers from around the web and selected by National Geographic’s editors. We look for pieces that emphasize National Geographic's mission of inspiring people to care about the planet. The filmmakers themselves created the content presented here. The opinions expressed are those of the filmmakers, and not those of the National Geographic Society.

Homeopathy debate - Ben Goldacre v Peter Fisher

Debate on "Does Homeopathy Work?" at the Natural History Museum in London, featuring Dr Ben Goldacre, medical doctor and science writer for The Guardian newspaper (www.badscience.net) and Dr Peter Fisher, clinical director of the Royal National Homeopathic Hospital in London.

Ben Goldacre speak for the first time after 30 minuts


Ben Goldacre is a British science writer, doctor and psychiatrist. He is the author of The Guardian newspaper's weekly Bad Science column and a book of the same title, published by Fourth Estate in September 2008.
Goldacre is the son of Michael Goldacre, professor of public health at the University of Oxford, the nephew of science journalist Robyn Williams, and the great-great-grandson of Sir Henry Parkes.

Peter Antony Goodwin Fisher, FRCP (b. 1950), is a prominent figure in the international homeopathic medical community, contributing on multiple fronts to the investigation, practice and propogation of homeopathy. A Fellow of the Royal Academy of Physicians[dubious -- discuss], he is board-certified in rheumatology and homeopathy. He currently serves as Clinical Director and Director of Research at the Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine, Europe's largest integrative medical facility. He is editor-in-chief of Homeopathy, a Medline indexed medical journal. Since 2001 he has been physician to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom[dubious -- discuss]. He is Clinical Lead of the National Institutes for Health and Clinical Excellence of the UK National Health Service for Evidence in Complementary and Alternative Meidicine, and is a member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Traditional and Complementary Medicine.
Fisher's interest in homeopathy began during a trip to China while a medical student at Cambridge University. He later trained as a junior doctor on call at The Royal London Homeopathic Hospital.

Squabbles About Homeopathy

Dr. Ben Goldacre of BadScience.com chronicles his experiences arguing against the pseudoscience of homeopathy both in and out of the media.

Squabbles About Homeopathy

Dr. Ben Goldacre of BadScience.com chronicles his experiences arguing against the pseudoscience of homeopathy both in and out of the media.



Ben Goldacre - "Squabbles About Homeopathy" - TAM 6

QI Illness with Ben Goldacre

QI - Season 9 - Episode 9 - Illness - XL



QI Master - Stephen Fry
Bantermeisters - Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Andy Hamilton and Ben Goldacre

QI - Illness with Ben Goldacre

QI - Season 9 - Episode 9 - Illness - XL



QI Master - Stephen Fry
Bantermeisters - Alan Davies, Jo Brand, Andy Hamilton and Ben Goldacre

Ben Goldacre - Don't Dumb Me Down

Ben Goldacre wrote this. Very sorry for the poor audio quality. I think the gain was a bit too high/distance a bit too close on my cheap headset mic.



First published in the Guardian newspaper, Sept 8th, 2005.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2005/sep/08/badscience.research

Ben Goldacre: Battling bad science

Every day there are news reports of new health advice, but how can you know if they're right? Doctor and epidemiologist Ben Goldacre shows us, at high speed, the ways evidence can be distorted, from the blindingly obvious nutrition claims to the very subtle tricks of the pharmaceutical industry.

See You In Court: Simon Singh vs The BCA

Simon Singh's legal fight against the British Chiropractic Association



Helping Simon Singh are Sense About Science, Ben Goldacre, Dara O'Brian

Freedom of speech

Please sign the petition to demand libel reform.

Nerdstock: 9 Lessons & Carols for Godless People (2009)

A non-religious Christmas celebration of comedy, science and music recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in December 2009.



Full line up:
Robin Ince, Richard Dawkins, Brian Cox, Mark Steel, Richard Herring, Shappi Khorsandi, Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden, Robyn Hitchcock, Jim Bob and Baba Brinkman.

Brian Cox - Science: A Challenge to TV Orthodoxy

Professor Brian Cox uses this year's Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture to address the main challenges in bringing science to television. He tackles the risks in simplifying science for a television audience, the perils of abandoning fact in the name of balance and the importance of making science on television intellectually and emotionally engaging.

Video 1/3 with clip from Comos by Carl Sagan, Ben Goldacre


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The Royal Television Society Huw Wheldon Memorial Lecture
01 December 2010 BBC2

Ben Goldacre - Interview on Bad Science October 19, 2010

Dr Ben Goldacre - Interview on Canadian CTV Montreal 19 October 2010



New Ben Goldacre book: Bad Science

Ben Goldacre interview

New Scientist talks to Ben Goldacre about his book Bad Science.

Ben Goldacre at Nerdstock

An excerpt of Ben Goldacre doing stand-up at Nerdstock: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People, December 2009 on placebo and homeopathic.

Ben Goldacre on Homeopathy

Ben Goldacre, Guardian columnist and author of Bad Science, explores homeopathy and the placebo effect. Not all alternative therapies are equal, you know

The placebo effect by Ben Goldacre

Ben Goldacre, doctor and author of Bad Science, explains what the placebo effect is and describes its role in medical research and in the pharmaceutical industry.

Nerdstock: 9 Lessons and Carols for Godless People

A non-religious Christmas celebration of comedy, science and music recorded live at London's Hammersmith Apollo in December 2009. Stand-up comedian and humanist Robin Ince is joined by a host of leading lights from the world of science, including Richard Dawkins, Brian Cox, Simon Singh and Ben Goldacre, as well as musicians and top comedians from Mark Steel to Shappi Khorsandi.

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Full line up:
Robin Ince, Richard Dawkins, Brian Cox, Mark Steel, Richard Herring, Shappi Khorsandi, Ben Goldacre, Simon Singh, Barry Cryer and Ronnie Golden, Robyn Hitchcock, Jim Bob and Baba Brinkman.

Ben Goldacre on swineflu and the press

Ben Goldacre talks about the press with starting point in on swineflu.



Ben Goldacre on BBC 4 Radio program "The Now Show" 7. August 2009

Medical doctor on news media science reporting

Medical doctor and Guardian Bad Science columnist Ben Goldacre's opinion on how tabloid arses and well-meaning journalists alike can spread dangerous misinformation by selective reporting and ignorance of how evidence-based medicine works - sometimes with serious consequences for public health.

Dr Ben Goldacre on Bad Science Reporting By Mainstream News Media with focus on MMR vaccination


From BBC4 April 15, 2009 on Newswipe

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