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Modern dental care is truly one of the wonders of industrial civilization. Anesthetized basic dentistry adds more to our quality of life than much of the modern "healthcare" indust…

Another good source on human-scale urban design is Nathan K. Lewis. He has a great set of postings on traditional cities. An interesting point is the surprising commonality of orga…

The writer James Howard Kunstler believes that the American choice of suburban-oriented development was the "greatest misallocation of resources" in history. His TED talk on the to…

I use Act Anticavity Fluoride Mouthwash. It's good to use it after brushing your teeth right before bed. Don't rinse with water afterward. If you are interested in remineralizing t…

I up-voted you. So many people -- including people prone to gloominess -- seem to reproduce without thinking of the fact that they are forcing another human into existence who may …

Thanks for the suggestion, I will check it out.

At the risk of overgeneralizing our particular species/planetary history, the point you raise has been suggested as an explanation for the Fermi Paradox by Ugo Bardi and John Micha…

There is reason for guarded optimism if we can eliminate, or at least drastically reduce, irresponsible use of antibiotics: The capacity to resist antibiotics extracts a small meta…