Saturday, February 8, 2025

Clair Patterson - The Most Important Scientist You’ve Never Heard Of (Mental Floss)

 https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/94569/clair-patterson-scientist-who-determined-age-earth-and-then-saved-it


It's a very long article, but worth the read. It makes me think about how a whole generation of people grew up with lead poisoning. It also reminds me of "forever chemicals", like PFAS, and mercury poisoning. 

As a society, we have a serious problem with polluting our Earth. I hope that in the future we will be able to clean up our mess (hopefully with advanced technology). 


https://scitechdaily.com/disturbing-discovery-human-brains-are-filling-up-with-microplastics-and-it-may-be-causing-dementia/

"Microplastics are accumulating in human brains at alarming rates, with concentrations rising 50% in the past eight years. Researchers found plastic fragments as small as 200 nanometers, possibly interfering with brain function."

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