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[Jorbles]

"It’s completely artificial, we've invented it, and it’s never been on this planet before, so nothing—not animals or humans—is adapted to it,” she told me.

Oh, wait, except for the EM radiation bathing the Earth every single day?

You should probably read to the end? He mentions that.

I found it most compelling not because it debunks their theory, lots of people have already done that, but because he looks at some possible causes of it and what that says about human nature. I and I assume most people on this forum don't believe in EHM, or at least are extremely skeptical of it, but the fact that some people do is real and their reasons and what could possibly be done to help them is a worthwhile study.

[theory]

No, I saw that.  I don't know.  The article is certainly appropriately skeptical, but I can't help but feel it still encourages/legitimizes it. 

For the most part this is at least a "no-harm-no-foul" kind of thing (unlike say the anti-vaccination group), but their nuisance lawsuits place a hefty toll on their unfortunate innocent neighbors.

[Jorbles]

No, I saw that.  I don't know.  The article is certainly appropriately skeptical, but I can't help but feel it still encourages/legitimizes it. 

For the most part this is at least a "no-harm-no-foul" kind of thing (unlike say the anti-vaccination group), but their nuisance lawsuits place a hefty toll on their unfortunate innocent neighbors.

Everything I've read on the subject makes me think that the most appropriate thing to do would be to treat it as a mental health issue. Just pointing out that there's no credible science behind their condition doesn't seem to be working. They have symptoms, regardless of the cause their symptoms should be addressed as they do cause the person distress and make them lash out at their neighbours, the courts, power companies, etc. Just my two cents on the issue.

[eHalcyon]

"It’s completely artificial, we've invented it, and it’s never been on this planet before, so nothing—not animals or humans—is adapted to it,” she told me.

Oh, wait, except for the EM radiation bathing the Earth every single day?

You should probably read to the end? He mentions that.

I found it most compelling not because it debunks their theory, lots of people have already done that, but because he looks at some possible causes of it and what that says about human nature. I and I assume most people on this forum don't believe in EHM, or at least are extremely skeptical of it, but the fact that some people do is real and their reasons and what could possibly be done to help them is a worthwhile study.

I suffer from the opposite.  Can't get enough of that WiFi EMR.  Even imagining being without internet... *shudder*





Seriously though -- have scientists conduct those double blind tests out there where there isn't any "spillover".

[shMerker]

Well supposing they do, do you think it's likely that someone who has rearranged their entire life around their EHS symptoms will simply say "oh I guess that's it then" or will they just come up with a new explanation for why the experiment doesn't turn up evidence for their condition?

[eHalcyon]

Well supposing they do, do you think it's likely that someone who has rearranged their entire life around their EHS symptoms will simply say "oh I guess that's it then" or will they just come up with a new explanation for why the experiment doesn't turn up evidence for their condition?

Fair enough point, but such a study might be helpful for future sufferers who might otherwise rearrange their lives as well.

[theory]

I suffer from the opposite.  Can't get enough of that WiFi EMR.  Even imagining being without internet... *shudder*

I had a real thought-provoking moment the other day.  There was a Reddit topic asking, "What would you give up for $1 billion but not for $1 million?"  The answer that really hit home was "The Internet".

[jotheonah]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/nyregion/justice-denied-bronx-court-system-mired-in-delays.html?hp&_r=2&

Partly written my one of my J-School classmates.

[Galzria]

The 14 Most Dominant Performances in sports history

Wow, who'd have thought 13 of the 14 of the most dominant performances in all of sports history were about the US.......(and even the one that isnt he consider Owens instead of Bolt!)

So to give a slghtly more world view, for your consideration:

Don bradmans ashes series
Theres that disabled tennis woman who won every single game for about 11 years.
Brazil in the world cup
Hungary in football in the 50’s
The british olympic cycling team (mainly hoy in the 2008 olympics)
That swedish canoeist that won everything
Brian lara putting on 500 runs in one innings
That romanian who got perfect 10's in gymnastics

Can we add one more?:

http://news.yahoo.com/gayle-smashes-century-off-30-balls-makes-record-150938136--spt.html

[Ozle]

Did removing lead from petrol cause a drop in crime?

http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27067615

[Awaclus]

Not really a long long read, and not an article or an essay either, but I thought this was a good read and worth sharing.

http://www.creepypastaindex.com/creepypasta/worlds-best-school-psychologist

[Awaclus]

http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800

[Jorbles]

http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800

I'd already read this, but had completely forgotten this thread existed so never posted about it. Thanks for res-ing the thread!

[XerxesPraelor]

http://io9.com/i-fooled-millions-into-thinking-chocolate-helps-weight-1707251800

http://slatestarcodex.com/2015/05/30/that-chocolate-study/

[XerxesPraelor]

Also, basically everything that guy wrote.

California, Water You Doing?
Growth of Mindset (and its prequels)
Extremism in Thought Experiment is no Vice
Pharma Virumque
Black People Less Likely
The Parable of the Talents
Perceptions of Required Ability act as a Proxy for Actual Required Ability in Explaining the Gender Gap
The Influenze of Evil

Those are the best ones in the past year.