Critical Care Commute

The Critical Care Commute Podcast is a podcast for all those involved in acute care medicine. Hosted by ICU doctors Peter Brindley and Leon Byker, both from Edmonton, Canada.

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March 19, 2026

Science Communication and the Certainty Illusion - Prof Tim Caulfield

False certainty damages trust. When a patient arrives with online health claims, first identify the headline, influencer or product shaping the belief, then separate correlation from the totality of evidence and explain uncertainty plainly rather than pretending the science is settled.