Siobhan Huggins, carnivory, coffee, Citizen Science, seems helpful

JeromeBarry1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=dPtKPijMvr8

magnusthenerd

A conference of carnivores? Odd, carnivores tend to be solitary rather than social species, though there are exceptions.
Anything truly useful in that 34 minutes? What's the meat of the lecture?

JeromeBarry1

The meat of it is the rationality she displays.

magnusthenerd

JeromeBarry1 wrote: »

The meat of it is the rationality she displays.

In a science discussion, I'd prefer empiricism to rationalism. Plus we don't seem to have a problem with empiricism as aesthetic, but so many people treat rationality and logic as an aesthetic rather than a tool towards truth.

NovusDies

She lost me at how a caloric restriction didn't work and her weight didn't budge. She should have explained that better because it is not scientifically possible and it makes me doubt the credibility of anything else she has to say.

Sloth2016

NovusDies wrote: »

She lost me at how a caloric restriction didn't work and her weight didn't budge. She should have explained that better because it is not scientifically possible and it makes me doubt the credibility of anything else she has to say.

I can see where one could have a beef with that; certainly what she's serving up would be hard for me to digest if it's all sizzle and no steak.