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>It's a problem when "philosophers" opine on physics without understanding physics very well It's also a problem when physicists make assertions of fact on consciousness and psycho…

Relatedly, there is evidence that ketogenic (which are fasting mimicking) diets can be helpful: https://www.ucdavis.edu/health/news/keto-diet-prevents-early... . https://ncats.nih.…

It's not so much "low carb" as it is avoiding the sugar junkie culture that pervades the Standard American Diet. Keto can be an effective acute intervention against type 2 diabetes…

See also: the American Heart Association. At a macroeconomic level - disease yields substantially higher profits than health in our current model.

>We need to have limits on what we allow our brain to process the same way we do for our body with ultra-processed foods by avoiding fast food restaurants This is a great analogy. …

Couldn't think of a more efficient way to manufacture ADHD

Ketones have been shown to reduce oxidative stress and inflammation in the brain. We've known for a hundred years that it can be effective at treating epilepsy, and increasing evid…

Yes, early humans were likely carrion feeders among other dietary strategies. Archaeological and anthropological evidence suggests that before developing tools and techniques for h…

>carion, most raw meat (if we ate what dogs ate, we'd have constant stomach issues...) Humans have extremely acidic stomach acid (1.5 - 3.5 pH), close to that of vultures and dogs …

>That's only because we have no way to measure it, not because it's not also a physical problem People say the same thing about God. Measurability is a fundamental requirement of s…

Diabetes is a biological disease which can be objectively proven and diagnosed based on biological tests. There are no objective biological diagnostic criteria for anything in the …

As mentioned by light_hue_1: > Effect sizes were small (largest peak d, 0.15). It also doesn't look like they considered what effect a daily prescription of ADHD medications might …

Why is Monsanto continuing to make such unscientific claims then?

>while completely ignoring the effects of NOT making a change The completely hypothetical effects of not making a change in just one area of virology research which is highly criti…

NIMBYism != People being concerned about their neighbors possessing weapons of mass destruction/super viruses capable of killing them and millions/billions of other people.

There are plenty of people who work in remote locations like Antarctica, and few if any of them make such grandiose claims as these virologists who think their work will save milli…

George Carlin - Saving the Planet https://youtu.be/7W33HRc1A6c?si=-EGHs1UFrx3s3io5

Why do you think the jury ruled the way it did then?

>The thinking is that a disproportionate amount of industrial agriculture is done in support of cattle farming Why is that the thinking? I've read that 86% of cattle feed is byprod…

Indeed, there are many who make so much noise made about how unsustainable and environmentally toxic industrial cattle farming is, but then it's crickets when it comes to how unsus…

When it comes to toxic industrial chemicals, it's innocent until proven guilty... 50 years and millions of diseases and deaths later

https://www.npr.org/2018/08/10/637722786/jury-awards-termina... >"We are sympathetic to Mr. Johnson and his family," Monsanto Vice President Scott Partridge said in a statement fol…

Reminds me of when teachers told students not to use Wikipedia for research purposes.