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Sheil's avatar

Unrelated but related, currently reading, “Blood” by Dr. Jen Gunter, very interesting work.

Her motivation for writing the book ( 462 pages) was the concerning proliferation of wacky “medical content” on the web re women’s health specifically related to menses. Her “Final Thoughts” ( page 14) explain the Illusory Truth effect- people are predisposed to conflate repetition and accuracy. “It is believed to be related in part to processing fluency which is the ease with which humans can digest a piece of information. If we have heard or read something before, it’s easier to process ( and accept) when we are exposed to,it again”.

Fertile field for MSU ( making stuff up) for our soon to be PM/ PM in waiting.

Cannot imagine him on a world stage and the composure needed to formulate a truly thoughtful and

constructive response to questions asked of him.

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Justin Ling's avatar

Good recommendation! I'll put it on my reading list

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