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> "My conclusion was that cancer is best prevented by removing negatives from life, not necessarily adding positives." But diet is a complex system. So while there might not be any…

Sure, you'd act real careful to protect the sanctity of your word. But bear in mind this man leads two multimillion dollar companies. I can imagine the PR/marketing opportunity was…

The screens might be social. But they're able to only fill a limited facet of human social need. The value that I derive from an email with an old friend is different than a phone …

The more data they can associate with a given user the better.

Simply not true. Marijuana has been decriminalized in California since 2010. The proposition to legalize the drug failed to pass. But I would hardly call this "backward momentum." …

There is a large incentive to prescribe, but it's quite different from the examples you gave. The CannaMed doctor doesn't stand to make more money off of you. But he stands to buil…

> Second, the weight loss? Not as big a deal as time goes on. Sure, deciding to bike commute isn't a guarantee of sustainable weight loss. But no single activity is. Combine its ca…

You dream every night (several times, actually) in REM, you just only remember it once a month. If you journal the times that you do remember your dreams, it could help you remembe…

Today's hyper-connectivity is damaging to relationships. Services like Facebook help us keep tabs on friends, not keep in touch with them. This false sense of proximity is dangerou…

False. Facebook's primary goal is to get its users to share more and more over time (see Zuck's law). Stories such as this--watch what you share on Facebook irregardless of your pr…

This. It's completely nonsensical to chastise the public for mourning someone disproportionately. Had Dennis passed a year from now, would this article have been written? This reas…

But all those innovations were inevitable! So, you know, the Romans surely don't deserve any credit.

This article doesn't say anything, as much as it tries to. Without considering the different populations that use each search engine, the numbers are meaningless. Get back to me wh…