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156 – A Chemical Hunger
We discuss A Chemical Hunger – the paper presenting the hypothesis that the modern obesity epidemic is due to enviromental contamination causing widespread lithium poisoning.
EDIT – MAJOR UPDATE – It’s probably not lithium!
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Less Wrong Posts – 5:53
Main Topic – 15:09
Thank the Patron – 1:50:23
[PART I – MYSTERIES]
[PART II – CURRENT THEORIES OF OBESITY ARE INADEQUATE]
[PART III – ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS]
[PART IV – CRITERIA]
[PART V – LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTICS]
[PART VI – PFAS]
[PART VII – LITHIUM]
[PART VIII – PARADOXICAL REACTIONS]
[INTERLUDE H – WELL WELL WELL]
[PART IX – ANOREXIA IN ANIMALS]
[PART X – WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT]
Eneasz’s tldr notes
Extracting lithium from seawater
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LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode:
The Halo Effect
Superhero Bias
Mere Messiahs
Next Episode’s Sequence Posts:
Affective Death Spirals
Resist the Happy Death Spiral
Uncritical Supercriticality
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We discuss A Chemical Hunger – the paper presenting the hypothesis that the modern obesity epidemic is due to enviromental contamination causing widespread lithium poisoning.
EDIT – MAJOR UPDATE – It’s probably not lithium!
Links to become a patron of this group, or contact them
BMI Calculator
Less Wrong Posts – 5:53
Main Topic – 15:09
Thank the Patron – 1:50:23
[PART I – MYSTERIES]
[PART II – CURRENT THEORIES OF OBESITY ARE INADEQUATE]
[PART III – ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS]
[PART IV – CRITERIA]
[PART V – LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTICS]
[PART VI – PFAS]
[PART VII – LITHIUM]
[PART VIII – PARADOXICAL REACTIONS]
[INTERLUDE H – WELL WELL WELL]
[PART IX – ANOREXIA IN ANIMALS]
[PART X – WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT]
Eneasz’s tldr notes
Extracting lithium from seawater
Hey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?
Also merch!
Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast, and the other podcast
LessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode:
The Halo Effect
Superhero Bias
Mere Messiahs
Next Episode’s Sequence Posts:
Affective Death Spirals
Resist the Happy Death Spiral
Uncritical Supercriticality
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