Joshua D. Wyner, PhD
Recent Media AppearancesDoctor’s Bias
I recently wrote an opinion on what I believed to be sloppy journalism in the NY Times. Briefly, this article described recent research that suggested "being overweight" was actually protective. I argued that the use of BMI as a primary measure of body fat and (more...
Being overweight is a lifesaver!
A recent NY Times article claims that people who are slightly overweight have "less risk of dying than people of normal weight." The author goes on, as any responsible author should, to hedge her claim with quotes from various doctors suggesting that we shouldn't...
Rational Voters, Unicorns, and other Mythical Creatures
Obama is a do-nothing president. Romney is a flip-flopper. Obama is a socialist. Romney is a fascist. Every four years we seem to ask "Is this the most negative campaign ever?" We can hardly remember a time that was more negative than this one, with accusations of...
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