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Everything filed under health and fitness health and fitness Everything filed under dementia dementia Everything filed under epidemiology epidemiology Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: The objection is not to all insecticide use but to handing potent poisons indiscriminately to the largely or wholly ignorant The objection is not to all insecticideuse but to handing potent poisonsindiscriminately to the largely or whollyignorant RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Insecticides are not selective poisons; they do not single out the one species people want to be rid of — tap to centre the map on it Insecticides are not selectivepoisons; they do not single out theone species people want to be rid of RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Pesticides were allowed into use with little or no advance study of effects on soil, water, wildlife and people — tap to centre the map on it Pesticides were allowed into usewith little or no advance study ofeffects on soil, water, wildlife andpeople RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Chemical insect control seems to have assumed that soil could absorb any amount of poison without striking back — tap to centre the map on it Chemical insect control seems tohave assumed that soil could absorbany amount of poison withoutstriking back RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Spraying campaigns like eastern Illinois's raise a moral question: can a civilization wage relentless war on life without destroying itself — tap to centre the map on it Spraying campaigns like easternIllinois's raise a moral question:can a civilization wage relentlesswar on life without destroyingitself RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Taking extra steps to 'reduce toxins' beyond what the body naturally does is unnecessary, and the idea itself is meaningless. — tap to centre the map on it Taking extra steps to 'reducetoxins' beyond what the bodynaturally does is unnecessary, andthe idea itself is meaningless. Last stated 3 months ago 12 Jul 2026 EO Emily Oster — holds since 2026-07-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A useful thing should not be banned because it harms some people by accident — tap to centre the map on it A useful thing should not be bannedbecause it harms some people byaccident I( Ibn Rushd (Averroes) — holds since c. 1126–1195 — tap for who they are Same subject: A primitive science of insect control has armed itself with modern weapons and turned them against the earth — tap to centre the map on it A primitive science of insectcontrol has armed itself with modernweapons and turned them against theearth RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: Shifting even a small share of spending on ever more toxic sprays into research could help keep poisons from waterways — tap to centre the map on it Shifting even a small share ofspending on ever more toxic spraysinto research could help keeppoisons from waterways RC Rachel Carson — holds since c. 1962 — tap for who they are Same subject: A celebrated popular science book can consistently misrepresent the literature it summarises and contradict its own sources. — tap to centre the map on it A celebrated popular science bookcan consistently misrepresent theliterature it summarises andcontradict its own sources. Last stated 7 years ago 15 Nov 2019 AG Alexey Guzey — holds since 2019-11-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A conclusion being biologically reasonable is not the same as its having been proven. — tap to centre the map on it A conclusion being biologicallyreasonable is not the same as itshaving been proven. Last stated 3 months ago 11 Jul 2026 PA Peter Attia — holds since 2026-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in heart rate variability values typically precedes the onset of noticeable sickness symptoms by about a day. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in heart rate variabilityvalues typically precedes the onsetof noticeable sickness symptoms byabout a day. Last stated 2 weeks ago 18 Sept 2026 RM Ray Maker — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: About half of all dementia is preventable, and most of that preventable half is Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia. — tap to centre the map on it About half of all dementia ispreventable, and most of thatpreventable half is Alzheimer'sdisease and vascular dementia. Last stated 2 months ago 20 Jul 2026 TW Tommy Wood — holds since 2026-07-20 — tap for who they are Same subject: Alzheimer's disease and dementia are not the same thing: a fifth to a third of people whose brains carry the pathology never became demented. — tap to centre the map on it Alzheimer's disease and dementia arenot the same thing: a fifth to athird of people whose brains carrythe pathology never became demented. Last stated a month ago 24 Aug 2026 MH Masud Husain — holds since 2026-08-24 — tap for who they are Same subject: Alzheimer's pathology in the brain does not settle whether a person has dementia: the nuns' brains were full of plaques and tangles while they went on functioning normally. — tap to centre the map on it Alzheimer's pathology in the braindoes not settle whether a person hasdementia: the nuns' brains were fullof plaques and tangles while theywent on functioning normally. Last stated 3 months ago 13 Jul 2026 AC Alan Castel — holds since 2026-07-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: Higher male global TB burden may be in large part due to population-scale factors such as employment, social contacts and health-seeking behaviours. — tap to centre the map on it Higher male global TB burden may bein large part due topopulation-scale factors such asemployment, social contacts andhealth-seeking behaviours. Last stated 9 months ago 14 Jan 2026 KY Kit Yates — holds since 2026-01-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: In providing care, there are no ideological sides — only the patient and what actually helps them. — tap to centre the map on it In providing care, there are noideological sides — only the patientand what actually helps them. Last stated 3 weeks ago 12 Sept 2026 AA Awais Aftab — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: Infectious diseases get far less industry R&D per death than non-communicable ones, because they mostly kill people in countries where a cure pays less. — tap to centre the map on it Infectious diseases get far lessindustry R&D per death thannon-communicable ones, because theymostly kill people in countrieswhere a cure pays less. Last stated a year ago 29 May 2025 JT Jacob Trefethen — holds since 2025-05-29 — tap for who they are
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At the centre The objection is not to all insecticide use but to handing potent poisons indiscriminately to the largely or wholly ignorant Last stated c. 1962 Holds Rachel Carson Read this korrent →