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Things I Learnt in 2020
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#62That an "epidemiologist" is not typically a scientist who studies epidemics, but is more usually a bureaucrat with a master's degree in public health.
Citation needed.
It's an observation not an argument. Go look up who hires epidemiologists, what credentials they require, and what they expect of the employee in the job role.
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A food chemist might be able to figure it out. Three foods or additives that singularly or in pairs would be innocuous. But all three combined, perhaps if exposed to heat, would form a toxin. Sounds like my cooking...
They generally don't post these sorts of answers online so people don't know how to kill others. There are all sorts of foods that can make you sick or kill you if improperly prepared. The post is really just saying choose items that pair well with each other but not all together. (The only one I can think of quickly is sugar, yeast, and shaggy mane mushroom, assuming the yeast ends up fermenting the sugar).
Yeast and mushroom go together?
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#64That an "epidemiologist" is not typically a scientist who studies epidemics, but is more usually a bureaucrat with a master's degree in public health.
Is this a covid skepticism thing? Because it sounds like a covid skepticism thing.
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Let me also introduce you to one of Scotland's finest...the Square Sausage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lorne_sausage
It's alright, I spent half my childhood in Scotland, I already had it a lot but I don't really like it. Prefer a good black pudding supper.
> Prefer a good black pudding supper.
Ah, yes. That's my dad's favourite thing, though bizarrely with no batter.
Can't say I eat square sausage much myself these days, despite being a treat (especially sandwiched in a roll between a tatty scone and a fried egg) it gives me hellish indigestion.
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#66That an "epidemiologist" is not typically a scientist who studies epidemics, but is more usually a bureaucrat with a master's degree in public health.
Is this a covid skepticism thing? Because it sounds like a covid skepticism thing.
Is that an ad hominem? Because it sure sounds like an ad hominem.
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#68That an "epidemiologist" is not typically a scientist who studies epidemics, but is more usually a bureaucrat with a master's degree in public health.
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#69Earlier quoted context omitted.
They generally don't post these sorts of answers online so people don't know how to kill others. There are all sorts of foods that can make you sick or kill you if improperly prepared. The post is really just saying choose items that pair well with each other but not all together. (The only one I can think of quickly is sugar, yeast, and shaggy mane mushroom, assuming the yeast ends up fermenting the sugar).
Yeast and mushroom go together?
Yeah, a lot of health-focused people add yeast (usually dead, sometimes not) to recipes. I guess as an example more related to myself... I make mead and I'm also an amateur mycologist. Meads can be flavored with spices and fruits. I have seen some meads and beers made with mushrooms or mushroom extracts. I've also seen some mushroom recipes that call for yeast. If you were to make a mead infused with shaggy mane mushroom, you would vomit. Shaggy mane mushroom causes vomiting when alcohol is consumed with it.
This is sort of a cheat to the question though. The foods do pair well together from a flavor perspective, but there's a physiological issue when consumed together.
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#70That an "epidemiologist" is not typically a scientist who studies epidemics, but is more usually a bureaucrat with a master's degree in public health.
From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics[0]: > Epidemiologists are public health professionals who investigate patterns and causes of disease and injury in humans. They seek to reduce the risk and occurrence of negative health outcomes through research, community education and health policy. So to cavalierly categorize epidemiologists as "more usually a bureaucrat" speaks to a myopic understanding of what value they…
C.f. "health physicist"