A Bitter Red Pill

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The Venn Piagram. (À la mode, anyone?)

The Venn Piagram. (À la mode, anyone?)

Source: flowingdata.com

The truth about vaccines and autism.

The truth about vaccines and autism.

Source: thisisindexed.com

Says Aaron Carroll: “I’m not denying that some people with means might come to the United States for care. If I needed a heart/lung transplant, there’s no place I’d rather be. But for the vast, vast majority of people, that’s not happening. You shouldn’t use the anecdote to describe things at a population level. This study showed you three different methodologies, all with solid rationales behind them, all showing that this meme is mostly apocryphal.”

Says Aaron Carroll: “I’m not denying that some people with means might come to the United States for care. If I needed a heart/lung transplant, there’s no place I’d rather be. But for the vast, vast majority of people, that’s not happening. You shouldn’t use the anecdote to describe things at a population level. This study showed you three different methodologies, all with solid rationales behind them, all showing that this meme is mostly apocryphal.”

Source: The Atlantic

A little perspective is always helpful.

A little perspective is always helpful.

Source: The Atlantic

"We carve an idol out of our fear and call it God."
-Ingmar Bergman


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