Perspective: Helen Razer on Belle Gibson, the media and other snake oil salesmen

Helen Razer

Helen Razer in The Daily Review, 9 May 2016: "To paraphrase something Winston Churchill once paraphrased: science is the worst way to explain the physical universe, except for every other way we’ve ever tried." Helen Razer describes how the media love simple heroes and villains, and sacrifice scientific understanding in the process. Belle Gibson, disgraced lifestyle entrepreneur, is case-in-point here with being first hero, then villain. The media fail to grasp at all times the scientific process to evaluate her claims and their discrediting.
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