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4th law of robotics

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3. Shocking!

Reply to Godhumor (Original post)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 02:20 PM

Jun 2012

I wonder what would happen if we dropped our threshold for obesity to a BMI of greater than 5% body fat.

Would that cause a sudden spike in obesity rates? Probably. But what would be the root cause behind this? Vaccines? Big Pharma?

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Utah study: Expanded definition finds more disabled kids with autism (i.e. no Autism "Epidemic") [View all] Godhumor Jun 2012 OP

The anti-vax nuts will soon be here calling the researchers Big Pharma shills. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #1

That is the opinion of one researcher, "speaking for herself and not the co-authors." pnwmom Jun 2012 #2

Right, but it does reduce things from the alarmist term "epidemic" Godhumor Jun 2012 #5

"Useful" versus "correct." Igel Jun 2012 #6

of course insel would think so. "ignore this study & assume definitions don't matter" HiPointDem Jun 2012 #7

No, he's not saying that. But it's only one study and other researchers pnwmom Jun 2012 #8

Shocking! 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #3

Expanded/better definition + better diagnostic techniques hifiguy Jun 2012 #4