

Helen Pearson
Senior editor at Nature and Honorary Professor of Practice at UCL Department of Science and Technology Studies, and author of Beyond Belief: How Evidence Shows What Really Works.
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Mar 10, 2026 • 32min
You’re not alone: the story of the evidence movement
Helen Pearson, senior editor at Nature and honorary professor at UCL, and author of Beyond Belief, maps the rise of the international evidence movement. She traces its roots in medicine, explains how ideas like trials and syntheses spread across fields, and discusses why management struggles with evidence. The conversation closes with practical shortcuts for spotting robust research and teaching evidence literacy for the next generation.


