"They." You realize you are talking about a nation of over a billion people with a huge variety of backgrounds, education, and competencies, right? That's like saying the US can't make an airplane b/c McDonalds. "They" also make iPads and Volvos, you racist twat.

Yep, no growth here. All a myth.

Yeah, some of the specific information might change, but generally our understanding of our bodies and nutrition just keeps increasing. The broader advice tho, that "healthy!" labels are often misleading and that you should watch out for processed foods full of sugar and artificial stuff, seems pretty solid.

Yeah, the vast majority of those people were trying to sell you something. I think this article is trying to point out all the marketing-speak bullshit, not add to it. It's basically just saying that processed foods are worse for you than natural foods, and most food marketed as healthy is highly processed and full of…

If it's not too late to jump into this discussion, can I ask if we can talk about "calories in, calories out" if we don't talk about laziness or lack of self control? Because I really think that a better scientific understanding of energy balance, and all of the myriad factors that go into it, would help dispel a lot…

Hey, some of us have very specific fantasies about sexists in the REPE (Real Estate Private Equity) market. Don't judge.

Cheap (subsidized) coal and natural gas, basically. Incinerators are easy to do poorly but really hard/expensive to do well. Poorly designed incinerators are huge polluters, but can make a whole lot of sense when properly designed - the higher electricity prices in Europe justify it, but the cost is just too…

The half-hour would end before we got to see the decades of bloody civil war and total economic collapse that followed. .

Yeah, I can't see us being wiped out. What bums me out is that rich, white countries and communities are going to do pretty much fine, while poor brown people are already being forced into mass migrations, and going to bear the brunt of higher frequency natural disasters, droughts, famine, etc. I certainly don't think…

Probably true!

We're all glad.

way to delete double posts?

Wearing nothing but a black silhouette? Clearly asking for it.

Haha, I meant the first year or two after it started talking.

And if you do it wrong, bam! Heels up.

Their whole argument makes no sense. Cars driving smarter (ie: more efficiently) could only reduce the time cars are on the road. 99% of vehicle miles are people driving to work and to the store, not just in circles for fun.

Haha, one of my friends drove me crazy with that when we both had toddlers. They would just roll with whatever their kid first said for an object - like grandma was "ga ga," food was "ooo," and use that forever. "Cor want ooo? want ooo?" That kid was completely unintelligible for the first year or two.

You know, I agree with you in theory here, but to be fair that is probably one of the least sexualized "sci fi women holding gun on cover of book" images I have ever seen. Course, that doesn't say great things about our culture.

I've always heard that the distinctive intonation helps small babies distinguish when they are being spoken to, and the simplification and repetition helps them develop language skills. It's a pretty universal thing, using a slowed down and simplified dialect when speaking to infants, even if the way it is done varies…

I don't know man, according to these guys I'm the racist for daring to suggest racism exists. Seems pretty legit, as far as arguments go.