hypothesis: before psychology and nutrition science, humans had a lot of nontrivial, correct, conscious understanding of human behavior, whereas nutrition was mostly unconscious cravings and rote cultural transmission
It’s a strong signal, but not the one intended, when someone says “The studies are clear:” with respect to nutrition science or psychology
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Another strong signal: a long list of pubmed links.
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Like when a politician says “all the studies say”. I instantly think- a) they know nothing about science and b) they’ve never read a single scientific paper on any subject, let alone the one they’re talking about
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