Why is the human body so crap except for the liver?(dynomight.net)
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A Dynomight blog essay asking why many parts of the human body seem poorly designed while the liver is remarkably robust and regenerative.
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The worthlessness of Vitamin D is mildly exaggerated(dynomight.net)
358 points by surprisetalk | 271 comments
A Dynomight blog essay arguing that claims Vitamin D supplements are worthless are somewhat overstated, reviewing the evidence on their effects.
Let's stop counting centuries(dynomight.net)
358 points by surprisetalk | 357 comments
A Dynomight essay arguing that people should stop referring to centuries by ordinal numbers like "18th century" and use clearer date ranges such as "the 1700s" instead.