We are constantly bombarded by opinions backed up be so called scientific evidence.

We have moved from adverts promising “here comes the science bit”, through evidence based policy, to a world where any fact is considered true if you say it often enough.

This “strong and stable” talk will look at how statistics are used and misused to shape public opinion and give you a spotters guide to when you are being bamboozled! – with a few jokes.

Matthew Clemence is a senior scientist at Philips Healthcare. His work involves developing the hardware and software needed to adapt clinical machines to allow the study of lung disease with MRI