They would show up in our internal information system as asbestos victims.

I was able to document 400 examples of that just based on our firm's files. The next question was: How do I get more of the asbestos reference points?

I was just blown away.

We do not have information that gives us a direct cause and effect link to any particular product.

Memory is not a simple replay. The bits of information that we recover from the past are often influenced by our knowledge, beliefs and feelings.

In the long run I certainly hope information is the cure for fanaticism, but I am afraid information is more the cause than the cure.