Great short piece. The way you describe the role of "expert opinion", corrupted at times by confirmation bias among other cognitive traps, reminds me of one of my favorite works of history about the emergence of the RCT: Taking the Medicine (Druin Burch). Great book—highly entertaining, and great for teaching in an undergrad classroom, as well.
Is this titled after the Wire song, or the Big Black cover? (the latter is the one that popped into my head on reading the title)
Hah, it's both. But I will confess that the Big Black one is the one I more frequently hear in my head.
Great short piece. The way you describe the role of "expert opinion", corrupted at times by confirmation bias among other cognitive traps, reminds me of one of my favorite works of history about the emergence of the RCT: Taking the Medicine (Druin Burch). Great book—highly entertaining, and great for teaching in an undergrad classroom, as well.
Thanks for the recommendation. Looks right up my alley. I'll check it out.