I make mistakes, and acknowledging and correcting them is an important part of how I grow. On this page, I list every mistake I know of in my book The Hungry Brain, and whether they have been corrected in the paperback edition. Thanks to everyone … [Read more]
Does energy imbalance (calories in > out) cause obesity?
Gary Taubes argues that energy imbalance (calories in > out) does not cause obesity; rather, energy imbalance is a result of the fattening process. In this post, I evaluate this claim, which boils down to the question of which side of the energy … [Read more]
In a stunning reversal, archaeologists report that Paleolithic humans ate nothing but animal fat
April fools post! A new study released today in the journal Nature upends our beliefs about Paleolithic peoples, suggesting that their diets may have been based solely on animal fat. Previous research examining food particles in tooth plaque … [Read more]
References for my debate with Gary Taubes on The Joe Rogan Experience
This is a list of references I am likely to cite in my debate with Gary Taubes on the Joe Rogan Experience on March 19. During the debate, I'll be calling out numbers corresponding to the references below. Scroll down to the number I mentioned to … [Read more]
Quickly assessing the credibility of public experts
We live in a complex world, and it's impossible to be an expert on everything that impacts our lives. In many domains, we have to trust the expertise of others to guide our decisions. Yet not all experts hold rational beliefs, and many people who … [Read more]
A more complete picture of the “collapse” of NuSI, and corrections to my previous post on it
After publishing my post Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI) in retrospect, I received an email from Peter Attia, MD, the former president of NuSI, suggesting that I had gotten aspects of the story wrong due to a lack of additional context. Attia and … [Read more]
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