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How lessening traffic and losing weight are the same

January 3, 2018

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Is there any example of large scale transit that’s not congested? Roads The most common source of humanity’s daily rage Subways Always a 50/50 chance you’re next someone’s urine Airplanes The phrase “we’re packed in here like sausages” comes to mind “I know one! Amtrak! It’s always a nice ride.” Amtrak is not profitable! It’s […]

Emptying out the mailbag and clearing the history #2

September 22, 2014

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The first one of these can be found here.  My favorite fitness app so far Some good boots Good comment from a reader on specialization A reminder about doctors and weight-loss Cool story from a client “All this technology is making us antisocial” Some good healthcare articles – Back to TOC My favorite fitness app so […]

Beware of n=1

December 18, 2012

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When a study or survey is done, n refers to the sample size -the number of subjects in the study. So if you survey 1000 people, n=1000. In statistics and research, typically the greater the sample size the better. Because the greater the sample size the closer you get to studying the entire population you’re […]

Trying to eat less sugar? Drink more alcohol

December 3, 2012

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As I was researching my article Drinking extraordinary amounts of alcohol without becoming extraordinarily overweight, despite the fact my eyes were about to bleed, I saw this one line: “The consumption of candy and sugar is inversely related to alcohol intake, raising the possibility that it is related to appetite for alcohol.“ Which was at […]