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Dara O'Briain: Science doesn't know everything|
Guest: StupidAmerican
(1389 days ago)
"un-stupid" You didn't really type that did you? When you're a bit less of a moron, you may then judge others, including Americans. Stupid.
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Guest: (1389 days ago)
Stupid American
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Guest: AxEd
(783 days ago)
i'm an american, and you're a stupid american. people are allowed to play with words; our language doesn't permit enough expression of thought as it is.
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Guest: Elmo
(1389 days ago)
Well, yeah, he did type it...uh, you can see it dude. Sorry, I'm so un-awake today.
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Guest: (1390 days ago)
Un-stupid non-american!!
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Guest: fatbloke
(623 days ago)
Excellent.
The only phrase that comes to mind when I see Dara O'Briain doing stand up, is "funny as ******
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aljowen
(719 days ago)So correct
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Guest: TiagoTiago
(433 days ago)
Actually, you can overdose on water, it's called "Water Intoxication", look it up.
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Guest: AJ
(474 days ago)
what's the last punchline? You look like a....?
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Guest: dan skally
(428 days ago)
"You look like Noddy". Try Googling "noddy car"
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glortman
(365 days ago)I've watched this several times, and it is pretty funny, but O'Briain is wrong about a few things. First of all, reductionist, symptom-treating medicine is NOT working overall. Humans are complex organisms, living in complex environments, and current research is demonstrating the interplay among many factors. Second, attempting to isolate the 'one' effective ingredient from an herbal cure often negates the subtle interplay of the compounds in the plant, which might be impacting more than one system in the body. Last, here is an overweight comedian giving scientific/medical advice. Toothyist indeed.
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Guest: Grundy
(268 days ago)
Also most things in herbs that worked as medicine aren't in fact from the plant but some bacteria or fungus in the plant that kills other micro organisms. Normally they live symbiotically with the plants and keep them healthy and safe from harmful micro-organisms. Its these that the researchers tend to focus on trying to find.
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Guest: real plumber
(249 days ago)
Latest comment: Get in the ******* sack
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Guest: Generico
(263 days ago)
"First of all, reductionist, symptom-treating medicine is NOT working overall"
Except for that part where the average human can expect to live nearly 30 years longer today than they could have 100 years ago. Aside from that, modern medicine is not working at all.
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Guest: (354 days ago)
That fat comedian has a degree in mathematics and theoretical physics so...
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Guest: sfhlk
(356 days ago)
Reductionist medicine not working? Tell that to my appendix, if you can find it.
Secondly " subtle interplay" really means a random bunch of toxins and compounds that the plant needed to function. What are the odds that there are more than one beneficial substance in a herb that affects exactly the condition you want to treat? What are the odds that there are more than two working together? SLIM.
And those two are what researchers verify in reductive experiments that gives us medicine in predictable doses as opposed to "Have a cuppa"
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Guest: Dr Love
(354 days ago)
By definition "symptom-treating medicines" are distinct from cure-the-bug-you've-got medicines. As for the subtle interplay (did you really, deep down, want to say magic?) you seem to be unaware that double blind tests can be applied to compounds be they organic, inorganic, pure element or mixture. The tests don't stop working because you added some mint.
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