We discuss A Chemical Hunger – the paper presenting the hypothesis that the modern obesity epidemic is due to enviromental contamination causing widespread lithium poisoning.Links to become a patron of this group, or contact themBMI CalculatorLess Wrong Posts – Main Topic – Thank the Patron – [PART I – MYSTERIES][PART II – CURRENT THEORIES OF OBESITY ARE INADEQUATE][PART III – ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINANTS][PART IV – CRITERIA][PART V – LIVESTOCK ANTIBIOTICS][PART VI – PFAS][PART VII – LITHIUM][PART VIII – PARADOXICAL REACTIONS][INTERLUDE H – WELL WELL WELL][PART IX – ANOREXIA IN ANIMALS][PART X – WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT]Eneasz’s tldr notesExtracting lithium from seawaterHey look, we have a discord! What could possibly go wrong?Also merch!Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast, and the other podcastLessWrong posts Discussed in this Episode:The Halo EffectSuperhero BiasMere MessiahsNext Episode’s Sequence Posts:Affective Death SpiralsResist the Happy Death SpiralUncritical Supercriticality