Climate Junk Science “Attribution Studies”
A new study published in the journal Nature concludes that the world would be $28 trillion richer if we stopped using fossil fuels. Were it not for the “extreme heat”…
Crime/Corruption
Dueling Experts
Models
Nation of Idiots
Policy/Government
Public Health/Nutrition
Stupidity
Experts: The out of touch expert class
After the Covid era and a few other things I agree 100% with this.
Models: 2024 Predictions gone wrong
Model projections are often worthless and in some fields, completely worthless. Yet we blindly follow them.
Software: AI to replace most software developers within 1 year
Eric Schmidt, ex-Google CEO, says AI will replace most software developers within 12 months.
Public health: Per CDC, 20% of US population died of heart disease in 2022
The CDC actually says that on their web site... geesh.
Nutrition: What Grok says about B-12 deficiency as a risk for heart disease
I asked Grok to summarize the potential of B-12 deficiency to be a risk factor for coronary artery disease (blockages due to plaque).
Nutrition: This week, eating chicken is bad for you
Another week, another likely nutrition junk science study.
Nutrition: The Mediterranean Diet is Systemic Racism
Expert says the Mediterranean Diet is a subset of what people there eat, chosen to be palatable to white northern Europeans - and is culturally exclusive and racist.
Nutrition, Media: 98% of US households buy meat
98% of US household bought meat in 2024 which is contrary to claims that everyone is pursuing "plant-based" eating.
Nutrition: Vitamin B-12 content per ounce of meat
Beef can contain more than 10x the vitamin B-12 than chicken.