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This topic reminds me of a subthread of the last time we discussed Alzheimer's research. And more specifically about the great public tragedy caused by overcon
by btilly 6y ago
This topic reminds me of a subthread of the last time we discussed Alzheimer's research. And more specifically about the great public tragedy caused by overconfidence on the part of medical researchers. The details are different, but the fundamental pattern is the same.
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24906758 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24906758 was the discussion, and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24910211 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24910211 has the at times heated discussion that I am referring to.