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by Damien
Fri Jan 24, 2014 2:02 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Let food be thy medicine...
Replies: 9
Views: 3053

Re: Let food be thy medicine...

Her research hasn't been published yet. Hery website has the Quack Miranda warning at the bottom. She sells books and supplements. She supports her medical intervention via testimonials. All red flags for quackery. She has trouble getting NIH-grants because the study design is shoddy (too many param...
by Damien
Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:37 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: The couch thread
Replies: 35142
Views: 12021917

Re: The couch thread

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by Damien
Fri Sep 27, 2013 7:05 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Learning a language
Replies: 13
Views: 3707

Re: Learning a language

Holey, for 30.000 dollars you can move in with me and immerse yourself in the beauty of the German language. I will also train you for a year.
by Damien
Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:28 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Improve your brain health?
Replies: 9
Views: 2360

Re: Improve your brain health?

http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/does-brain-training-work/ Another way to look at all this is that the very concept of “brain-training” is probably flawed. It is useful as a marketing slogan, but does not seem to be based in reality. “Brain-training” is just a fancy term for good old-fashioned le...
by Damien
Sun Jul 07, 2013 5:26 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: UFC 162
Replies: 107
Views: 22775

Re: UFC 162

SPOILER:










yeah it was a spoiler. Disappointing title fight and a totally deserved win for Weidman.
by Damien
Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:05 am
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Proof of Heaven by Dr. Eben Alexander
Replies: 8
Views: 4549

Re: Proof of Heaven by Dr. Eben Alexander

Steven Novella's take on it: http://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/proof-of-heaven/ Conclusion I understand that what Alexander experienced was strange, powerful, and profound and is coupled with the fact that he experienced a brush with death and survived. I will not presume to know how such...
by Damien
Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:49 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: UFC 162
Replies: 107
Views: 22775

Re: UFC 162

Is that a spoiler?
If so, fuck you, I'm just about to start streaming.
by Damien
Sat Apr 20, 2013 6:19 am
Forum: Product, Book, Movie & Music Reviews
Topic: Animals in translation
Replies: 3
Views: 3135

Re: Animals in translation

Temple Grandin is a fascinating person.
Very influential in designing "ethical slaughterhouses" and surprisingly open about being studied by neuroscientists.
Sounds like an interesting read.
by Damien
Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:51 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: I lost my best friend this weekend.
Replies: 35
Views: 5743

Re: I lost my best friend this weekend.

Sorry for your loss, Ryan.

I'm dreading the day I have to put my chocolate lab down.
by Damien
Wed Apr 03, 2013 6:56 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: ATL WTF?
Replies: 24
Views: 5713

Re: ATL WTF?

I know it's pop-sci, but in Freakonomics, an interesting case was made for the decline in teaching quality in the US being correlated with an increased presence of women in more prestigious majors (law, medicine, finance, engineering) sometime during emancipation. The talents go where the incentives...
by Damien
Wed Feb 06, 2013 4:29 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Epigenetics (now NSFW)
Replies: 4
Views: 1978

Re: Epigenetics

I love the SBM blog.
by Damien
Mon Jan 21, 2013 12:40 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: FYI - Tech Maintenance
Replies: 4
Views: 2173

Re: FYI - Tech Maintenance

... or not.
The board's been off and on for me almost daily. What's up with that?
by Damien
Mon Dec 31, 2012 11:30 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: The couch thread
Replies: 35142
Views: 12021917

Re: The couch thread

You are in luck, but it's a few months until published. Becoming a Supple Leopard: Movement, Mobility, and Maintenance of the Human Animal [Hardcover] Kelly Starrett (Author), Glen Cordoza (Author) Like (141) List Price: $59.95 Price: $35.96 You Save: $23.99 (40%) Pre-order Price Guarantee. Learn m...
by Damien
Tue Sep 25, 2012 6:56 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Coursera.org (and other online ed platforms)
Replies: 13
Views: 4413

Re: Coursera.org (and other online ed platforms)

I'm taking "Statistics 101" and "Writing in the Sciences" on Coursera right now.
Stats is very programming-heavy, but has a nice clinical focus.
I really like it thus far and the choice variety on coursera is enormous.
by Damien
Sat Sep 22, 2012 6:38 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: It's Friday and I do what I want
Replies: 35
Views: 23346

Re: It's Friday and I do what I want

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by Damien
Sat Sep 15, 2012 6:48 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Swell - we're sending people to Libya and Yemen.
Replies: 11
Views: 2592

Re: Swell - we're sending people to Libya and Yemen.

Terry B. wrote:
kreator wrote:How about we just close the embassies. They don't want to play nice, then pack up and leave - they can self-destruct.
Close embassies and withhold any and all foreign aid.
Trade embargo, no more diplomatic contact, no more financial aids.

Saves the US money and worries.
by Damien
Thu Aug 23, 2012 6:46 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Post a random GIF (nsfw)
Replies: 4461
Views: 1592078

Re: Post a random GIF (ns

http://i.imgur.com/tkksY.gif Biggest dick move ever. You never stand so tall as when you kicked the guy next to you in the nuts Actually, the whatever-ologist that did the documentary this came from said the hit broke the already sickly animal's neck for a quick death and it saved the whole rest of...
by Damien
Thu Aug 09, 2012 8:47 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: The couch thread
Replies: 35142
Views: 12021917

Re: The couch thread

@F's lawsuit against the Lauren/Anthos deal can be found here: http://anthosandcrossfit.blogspot.com/2012/08/crossfit-incs-counterclaims-against.html TL;DR You lawyer-types, I skimmed the document and maybe I don't have a clue but: 1. Is it really that badly written or is that lawyer-speak all the ...
by Damien
Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:19 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Back in Israel for a month
Replies: 15
Views: 3423

Re: Back in Israel for a month

sanchezero wrote:serious hotties there. perhaps the best in europe.
lolwut?
by Damien
Tue Jun 26, 2012 5:17 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: Back in Israel for a month
Replies: 15
Views: 3423

Re: Back in Israel for a month

Honestly, it looks a lot like eastern turkey (where I used to live).
Enjoy the time there. The land you're walking on is full of history.
by Damien
Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:08 pm
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: The couch thread
Replies: 35142
Views: 12021917

Re: The couch thread

Yep. Definitely the homeopathic nasal spray. Definitely. Not the widely available stimulant products. No way. BTW, don't forget to wear your baby for the picture, bro! What a moron. Blaming a positive test for ANY substance on a HOMEOPATHIC remedy is pittifull on so many levels I don't know what to...
by Damien
Mon Jun 18, 2012 5:18 am
Forum: Free Speech Forum
Topic: The couch thread
Replies: 35142
Views: 12021917

Re: The couch thread

“You can’t do a two-and-a-half-minute Fran under control—it’s full speed,” Orlando says. "You can't throw a discus under control - it's full speed" "You can't deliver a hook punch under control - it's full speed" "You can't jump for distance under control - it's full speed&...