jimrandomh comments on If reductionism is the hammer, what nails are out there? - Less Wrong
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
You are viewing a comment permalink. View the original post to see all comments and the full post content.
Comments (46)
Hunger. People go on diets, notice that the diets leave them hungry, and fail to take the next step and determine which of the body's half-dozen hunger mechanisms is being triggered first.
Karl Smith of the blog Modeled Behavior frequently talks about body weight in a reductionist way (examples 1, 2, 3), without claiming to know how to fix obesity problems.