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Andrew provides citations for all of his claims from scientific journals, very often clarifies when there isn't enough good science to make certain claims, and
by debacle 2y ago
Andrew provides citations for all of his claims from scientific journals, very often clarifies when there isn't enough good science to make certain claims, and also provides a mechanism for other researchers to reach out to him when they feel that his claims are inaccurate.
I don't know whether he is right or wrong in this specific instance, but he deserves some amount of credit and this Rolling Stone article (and this thread) are mostly full of dismissive invective.
- giarc 2y agoI saw a video just this morning where he said that the chance of getting pregnant when having unprotected sex is 20%, so if you have sex 5 times and are not pregnant then you should see your doctor because something is likely wrong with your eggs or your partners sperm. Just terrible advice.
- clwg 2y agoI just saw the clip your mentioning[0], I don't think he understands statistics. [0] https://twitter.com/Andercot/status/1788605009535655951 https://twitter.com/Andercot/status/1788605009535655951
- stvltvs 2y agoWas the second part of that statement ("so if you have sex 5 times") what he said or what you inferred from what he said? If he said that exactly, that's pretty bad.
- giarc 2y agoSee comment above with link. He said if it doesn't work the first time, "she should probably repeat that 5 or 6 times" and then said something about it being cumulative because 20 + 20 + 20.... is 120%.
- debacle 2y agoHe did not say "have sex," he said "attempt to conceive." He even states at the end "at the end of six months." He's talking about menstrual cycles. Be less cynical.
- giarc 2y agoHe said "the probability of getting pregnant on any 1 attempt to conceive is 20%" with a heavy emphasis on "1 attempt" I figure he was talking about sex. Either way, the logic isn't correct if he was talking about cycles either.
- havblue 2y agoPeople are thinking in terms of the male mechanism of reproduction and not the female mechanism of reproduction. Trying to conceive is heavily reliant on timing the cycles so I doubt this something Huberman was unaware of. 6 cycles sounds about right as well. People shouldn't wait around when they're running out of time to have kids.
- ein0p 2y agoWhat you’re saying is he’s selectively quoting evidence an thereby lying by omission. For most claims in medicine “studies” exist that show the exact opposite of those claims. Quick, tell me, is butter good or bad? How about eggs? Nicotine maybe? Drinking salt water in the morning? Etc etc.