Comments on: The Hair Shirt Fallacy http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/07/the-hair-shirt-fallacy/ Genetics: Studying the Source Code of Nature Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:50:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Karl Haro von Mogel http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/07/the-hair-shirt-fallacy/comment-page-1/#comment-5010 Karl Haro von Mogel Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:32:36 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1505#comment-5010 Marion Nestle once criticized "techno-fixes" in a speech, and called for safe drinking water among several other things. I commented on her blog, how do you get safe drinking water without a "techno-fix?" (no response) In order to clean water you need some sort of technology. The inverse of the techno-fix is the "socio-fix" - the idea that social change will fix the problem, without starting up other ones. Frankly, I don't see how any category of "fix" is inherently superior, a solution must be found that is appropriate to the problem, whether it is a new technology, regulation, social change, habit, etc. Marion Nestle once criticized “techno-fixes” in a speech, and called for safe drinking water among several other things. I commented on her blog, how do you get safe drinking water without a “techno-fix?” (no response) In order to clean water you need some sort of technology.

The inverse of the techno-fix is the “socio-fix” – the idea that social change will fix the problem, without starting up other ones. Frankly, I don’t see how any category of “fix” is inherently superior, a solution must be found that is appropriate to the problem, whether it is a new technology, regulation, social change, habit, etc.

]]> By: James http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/07/the-hair-shirt-fallacy/comment-page-1/#comment-4998 James Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:53:08 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1505#comment-4998 Thanks! Now I have to look up unicorn hunt, though I have a guess what it means. Thanks! Now I have to look up unicorn hunt, though I have a guess what it means.

]]> By: Matt http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/2010/03/07/the-hair-shirt-fallacy/comment-page-1/#comment-4997 Matt Tue, 09 Mar 2010 02:30:18 +0000 http://www.jamesandthegiantcorn.com/?p=1505#comment-4997 Ha! The "hair shirt falacy!" I'm totally stealing that. Best meme since "unicorn hunt." Ha! The “hair shirt falacy!” I’m totally stealing that. Best meme since “unicorn hunt.”

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