“You need systems. You need checklists. You need … things in place to keep people from making mistakes. Left to their own devices, people will screw up on a regular basis.”

—  Steven Novella

SGU, Podcast #207, July 1st, 2009 http://www.theskepticsguide.org/podcast/sgu/207 <br class="br">The Skeptics&#x27; Guide to the Universe, Podcast, 2000s

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