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controls = natural selection, survival of the fittest

oversight, monitoring = culture, language, history

Science has the potential to speed up the process of knowledge acquisition. Our current human diet is the result of thousands of years of trial and error. A scientist attempts to follow cause and effect, minimizing confounding variables that obscure cause and effect.

http://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/project_...

[esrauch]

How much does the current diet have in common with two or even one generation ago?

[tossacct]

Some cultures have retained traditional diets, some cultures have not retained traditional diets.d