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45% of dementia cases are entirely preventable

Predictor: Dr. Don Mucalem · ep#240 "NVIDIA's $1 Trillion Prediction, Anthropic Beats OpenAI, Tesla vs. TSMC & The CS Job Collapse" · source

Prior probability
55.0%
Current probability
49.5%
evolves via intake + LBP
Conviction
4/5
Signal quality
D
Resolution
pending
Window
— – —
Edges in / out
3 / 0
Tickers exposed
33

Prediction text

45% of dementia cases are entirely preventable | We know that when it comes to dementia, the conservative estimates are that 45% are entirely preventable.

Verbatim quote

From episode "NVIDIA's $1 Trillion Prediction, Anthropic Beats OpenAI, Tesla vs. TSMC & The CS Job Collapse"
We know that when it comes to dementia, the conservative estimates are that 45% are entirely preventable.

Predictor: Dr. Don Mucalem

κ + Brier as of 2026-05-22
κ (discount)
0.500
Brier
Hits / Misses
0 / 0
Hit rate

Evidence about this node from Dr. Don Mucalem is multiplied by κ in /api/intake. Lower κ = less weight; floors at 0.10 (effectively silenced) and caps at 1.00 (full weight).

Reference class

Not linked

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Probability over time

2 prob_history rows
0%25%50%75%100%prior 55%2026-04-302026-04-30
intake v2milestone miss sweeplbp propagationreference class assignedlegacy v1prior_prob (analyst seed)current = 49.5%

Milestone chain

Pre-event signals (upstream prereqs + window checkpoints) → resolution event → downstream cascades. Status/dates update from linked nodes; re-derive nightly via scripts/ops/derive_milestones.py.
Leading chain: 1 fired ✓ · 2 pending
  1. 2024-07-31hitLancet Commission 2024 confirms 45% dementia preventability via 14 risk factors
    How: Lancet Commission 2024 report formally states up to 45% of dementia cases potentially delayed/reduced via 14 modifiable risk factors (12 prior + LDL cholesterol, vision loss)
    Source: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(24)01296-0/abstract — Lancet Commission 2024 dementia prevention reportconf 99%
    Notes: HIT — Mucalem's 45% number directly mirrors the Lancet Commission 2024 figure. Source-of-truth claim.
  2. 2027-06-01 → 2029-06-30pendingNext Lancet Commission update (~2027-2028) revises modifiable share ±5pp
    How: Successor Lancet Commission report or major meta-analysis (Alzheimer's Association International Conference) updates modifiable-share estimate to 40-50% range
    Source: Lancet, Alzheimer's Association International Conference proceedingsconf 65%
    Notes: Lancet Commission has updated every 4yr (2017, 2020, 2024) — next ~2028.
  3. 2026-05-01 → 2030-12-31pendingMajor RCT shows aggregate-risk-reduction intervention reduces incident dementia ≥20%
    How: Phase III RCT (FINGER successor, US POINTER, MIND-CHINA, etc.) reports ≥20% reduction in incident dementia from multi-domain lifestyle intervention
    Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, FINGER, US POINTER, MIND-CHINA trial outputsconf 55%
    Notes: FINGER 2015 showed cognitive improvement; POINTER results expected 2026. Translates 'preventable' from epidemiological to interventional.

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Evidence chain

Every probability update with full Bayesian provenance — chronological, latest first
LBP2026-04-30T16:39:51Z49.5%-1.9pp
Network propagation: 51.4% → 49.5%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v2 · run 0c8a4ea3
LBP2026-04-30T02:18:57Z51.4%-3.6pp
Network propagation: 55.0% → 51.4%
5-iter LBP, residual 0.00825 · damping 0.5, w_intrinsic 0.5 · method lbp_v1 · run 592311ef

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killerTK01
AGI Capability Plateau (2026-27 Training Stall)
15.0%0.0500.550-0.020
killerTK03
AI Regulatory Moratorium (EU/US Capability Freeze)
10.0%0.0500.550+0.005

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Ticker exposure

33 ticker(s) linked

Beneficiaries (23)

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Linked documents (1)

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SimSourceTitleMarket probPolarityReviewedPublished
0.559manifoldDo you like 46% odds?46%mentionspending2026-05-31

Raw metadata

From Thesis_Timeline_v1.0_FINAL workbook
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