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Re:Calling for a new approach to depression on Sunday January 07, 2018 @11:51PM (#16094738)
"Science-based" is such a meaningless weasel adjective. Either you have evidence or you have a nice-sounding story....but the latter has nothing to do with science properly understood.

Sorry for your loss.

Aside from the military? Federal projects are very safety conscious. That was the whole point.
Sure, so we might not stop an eccentric rich adventurer from self-funding an effort like this. But that doesn't necessarily mean the government would sponsor it, or allow people to be employed to do it.
Safety. Back then it was basically part of the Cold War. Today, what are you asking the people to risk their lives for? Making things civilian-safe is expensive.
Re:Cities with Uber Have Lower Rates of Ambulance Usage on Tuesday December 26, 2017 @08:15AM (#16008449)
>attending your annual checkups reduces your risk of needing expensive treatment

Btw, there's no evidence of this.

Zero...zip...zilch...none.

http://www.bmj.com/content/352/bmj.h6080