Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Chris MacAskill the case that big data, environmental epidemiology, and cross-disciplinary scientific perspectives can transform the way nutrition research is conducted. Drawing on stories from his time working with Steve Jobs, the origins of the Macintosh, and early smartphone development, he frames nutrition science as another field overdue for rigorous data analysis. He also recounts historical debates around saturated fat, epidemiology, and causal inference, highlighting how different scientific traditions interpret the same evidence. Throughout the talk, he blends memoir, scientific criticism, and reflections on risk factors, public health, and how technological thinking may reshape dietary guidance.
👉 Register at cosci.org for our coming CoSci 2026 at on March 13-15 in Las Vegas, NV. As with this presentation from 2025, you'll see great talks from Shawn Baker, Ken Berry, Amber O'Hearn, Nick Norwitz, Bret Scher and many, many more.
🎗️And best of all – CoSci is a charity event to support the Citizen Science Foundation, a 501(c)3 Public Charity supporting low carb/keto research like our #LMHR Study.
🫶 So you'll get to watch a great conference and support a good cause. Tickets start for as little as $25 – register now at cosci.org
⏱ Chapters
0:00 – Introduction
2:00 – Early influences & nutrition origins
4:00 – Working with Steve Jobs & alternative viewpoints
6:00 – From Next to General Magic
8:00 – Environmental epidemiology lessons
10:00 – Industry pushback & scientific controversy
12:00 – Personal risk factors & family history
14:00 – Big data’s rise in tech
16:00 – Entering nutrition science from another field
18:00 – Revisiting historical fat-diet correlations
20:00 – Seven Countries Study re-examined
22:00 – Saturated fat, global comparisons & outcomes
24:00 – Big data criticism vs long-term datasets
26:00 – Modern dietary conflicts & food guide patterns
28:00 – How big data could reshape nutrition
29:27 – Closing remarks
#nutrition #health #bigdata #epidemiology #ChrisMcCaskill #dietresearch #publichealth #datascience #longevity #sciencecommunication #CoSci #LMHR
Chris MacAskill the case that big data, environmental epidemiology, and cross-disciplinary scientific perspectives can transform the way nutrition research is conducted. Drawing on stories from his time working with Steve Jobs, the origins of the Macintosh, and early smartphone development, he frames nutrition science as another field overdue for rigorous data analysis. He also recounts historical debates around saturated fat, epidemiology, and causal inference, highlighting how different scientific traditions interpret the same evidence. Throughout the talk, he blends memoir, scientific criticism, and reflections on risk factors, public health, and how technological thinking may reshape dietary guidance.
👉 Register at cosci.org for our coming CoSci 2026 at on March 13-15 in Las Vegas, NV. As with this presentation from 2025, you'll see great talks from Shawn Baker, Ken Berry, Amber O'Hearn, Nick Norwitz, Bret Scher and many, many more.
🎗️And best of all – CoSci is a charity event to support the Citizen Science Foundation, a 501(c)3 Public Charity supporting low carb/keto research like our #LMHR Study.
🫶 So you'll get to watch a great conference and support a good cause. Tickets start for as little as $25 – register now at cosci.org
⏱ Chapters
0:00 – Introduction
2:00 – Early influences & nutrition origins
4:00 – Working with Steve Jobs & alternative viewpoints
6:00 – From Next to General Magic
8:00 – Environmental epidemiology lessons
10:00 – Industry pushback & scientific controversy
12:00 – Personal risk factors & family history
14:00 – Big data’s rise in tech
16:00 – Entering nutrition science from another field
18:00 – Revisiting historical fat-diet correlations
20:00 – Seven Countries Study re-examined
22:00 – Saturated fat, global comparisons & outcomes
24:00 – Big data criticism vs long-term datasets
26:00 – Modern dietary conflicts & food guide patterns
28:00 – How big data could reshape nutrition
29:27 – Closing remarks
#nutrition #health #bigdata #epidemiology #ChrisMcCaskill #dietresearch #publichealth #datascience #longevity #sciencecommunication #CoSci #LMHR
