Maintenance Phase
By Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.
5 episodes
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How Systemic Feedback Loops Sustain AIDS Denialism
Scientific debate is often weaponized to bypass evidence-based medicine, turning fringe theories into public health crises. You can learn to identify the "debate trap" and distinguish legitimate scientific inquiry from calculated attempts to erode institutional truth.
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How Institutional Friction Neutralizes Unqualified Political Nominees
The administration's repeated failure to confirm a Surgeon General shows that ideological loyalty often hides a lack of professional competence. Requiring candidates to meet verifiable standards remains the most effective way to prevent disruption.
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Shifting Focus From Individual Willpower To Systemic Sodium Transparency
Salt is a tool food manufacturers use to sell water weight as protein, rather than just a seasoning. Stop blaming your willpower and start identifying the systemic architecture designed to keep your sodium intake high.
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Why Optimization Protocols Undermine Sustainable Health Fundamentals
Treating health like an engineering project often masks a fear of human vulnerability. If you move away from rigid optimization protocols and focus on boring, sustainable fundamentals, you gain a significant advantage over the biohacking crowd.
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Systemic Failure and the Predictable Decay of Russell Brand
Public figures who reject professional accountability do not become revolutionaries. Instead, they enter a predictable cycle of decline. Learn to distinguish between genuine disruption and the self sabotaging behavior that leads to irrelevance and isolation.
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