Take that ALF @#%* somewhere else, guys.
The "Harvard study" is SOOO flawed....it says nothing about state of mind, what else you are doing while drinking, or how long the infamous "sitting" is.
Like Cory said the mind set has a lot to do with it. If you drink 4 in an hour, sitting alone in your room, and keep it up for a couple hours, yes, that is a binge. But if you are out from 10-2, dancing and socializing, and have 4 drinks, I'm sorry, but no way in hell is that anywhere near a binge.
This is the same mentality that makes girls with eating disorders (or close to them) say "Oh...I binged" when they eat cake AND ice cream.