Brandon Fugal

I'm watching the show. I'm on ep 2. One question I have is re. Thomas's symptoms i.e. the buildup of fluid on his skull. Are his medical records available?

Seems like a big HIPPA violation to release medical records no?

Well, perhaps doctored in a way that his privacy is protected. Or maybe it could only be shared with medical doctors instead of the public at large

I think what would be interesting is to do a search of the literature to find any similar cases and then see if there’s some sort of common cause they can measure at the ranch.

Which I did and din’t find sofar.

Which would suggest that perhaps the condition is fairly novel or at least really rare as they presented it on the show. I mean they are sharing anecdotal evidence which may not cut in a scientific journal but they’re also conducting experiments and attempting to gather hard data

Nothing presented in the show will convince hardcore skeptics. The only silver lining may be in attracting the attention of other scientists and welcoming their perusal of whatever data they might have gathered. I admit it. I find the show interesting

I’m not sure people thoroughly understand skepticism who think facts are subject to convincing. I also don’t think many people get the original thread tweet: if it’s called science, it should have objectives, goals, measurable results, etc. Established protocols.