Debunking of popular myths

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The relationship between weight & mortality risk, by Paul Campos of the Rocky Mountain News. Linked by firecat.

Why worry about terrorist attacks? You are much more likely to die from smoking or be killed in a car crash, by Lionel Shriver in the Guardian. Linked by kixie.

Forbes on career women, shaken into common sense by the lovely epi_lj & his friend belladonna_.

I believe in science. T-shirts now available.

And, because I need cheering up after those links, splodefromcute bears!

Comments

[johnckirk.livejournal.com]

Regarding the weight/mortality issues, I did a post recently about some of the indirect risks there. For instance, it's tricky to do the Heimlich manoevre if you can't actually reach your arms all the way around the other person.