Kevin comments on Announcing the Quantified Health Prize - Less Wrong

50 Post author: Zvi 02 December 2011 06:01AM

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Comment author: wedrifid 03 December 2011 02:31:41AM 13 points [-]

Ohh, this is exactly my field of study (currently). I may have to consider a submission. A good excuse to motivate me to consolidate my research anyhow!

Comment author: Kevin 04 December 2011 12:47:35PM 3 points [-]

Any suggestions on a useful textbook?

Comment author: Kevin 09 December 2011 02:36:49PM 2 points [-]

https://www.metametrix.com/learning-center/books/2008/leifm is the best I found in a pretty comprehensive search.

Functional Medicine is weird. It seems to be spun in all kinds of different ways by alternative medicine practicioners, but at the ivory tower level of Functional Medicine, it seems engrained in proper Bayesian paradigms. See this PDF which goes so far as to include a simple overview of AI techniques! http://www.functionalmedicine.org/ifm_ecommerce/Files/IFM%20TFM%20Chapter%205%20excerpt-128721172845367500.pdf