Thomas House @tah-sci.com 路 Jun 27

So you (maybe) heard it here first: The vagus nerve is the new microbiome, with the associated endless stream of podcast bros, shady companies and other grifters trying to sell vulnerable people something with enough prima facie scientific legitimacy to sound plausible.

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Scott Brewster 路 Jun 28

All those women look to be either actively shitting or appreciating the warm glow of a mild afternoon orgasm.

Thomas House 路 Jun 27

Please also await the stream of poorly conducted observational studies, trials looking at surrogate endpoints, work in mice etc. as people who should know better see the new bandwagon rolling by ... Good evening! 馃尀

Ann Howarth 路 Jul 3

I鈥檝e a weird fascination with this as I used to faint quite a lot when I was younger (very squeamish) and actually fainted for the first time in years last weekend. I feel the last thing that I need is vagus nerve stimulation.

Andrew Tan 路 Jun 28

Oh haha wut I thought the microbiome was the new vagus nerve 馃槄

Ben Zalin 路 Jun 28

Obvs life too short to read this. Are not enough people fainting, or something? Need more collapses.