jackauty.bsky.social

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@jackauty.bsky.social

So many people are committing the Gambler's fallacy now, seems like we're due for a good run of non-fallacious thinking soon.

Neuroskeptic@neuroskeptic.bsky.social

On the Robustness and Provenance of the Gambler's Fallacy pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40472199/ If the gambler's fallacy doesn't replicate this time, it will next time.

jackauty.bsky.social
@jackauty.bsky.social

I agree these products must be exceptionally safe. But another way to report this headline is "one brand of tampon found to have as much glyphosate as 3 tablespoons of safe drinking water". Let's not create fear over nothing.

The Guardian@theguardian.com

Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water

theguardian.comToxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for waterGlyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found at very high levels in menstrual products in the UK, according to report Toxic pesticide levels have been found in tampons at levels 40 times higher than the legal limit for drinking water. Traces of glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, has been found at very high levels in menstrual products, according to a report by the Pesticide Action Network UK (Pan UK), the Women’s Environmental Network and the Pesticide Collaboration. Continue reading...

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Dr Alex Bond
@thelabandfield.bsky.social

And also on the TV too m.youtube.com/watch?v=tET7...

m.youtube.comThese birds are so full of plastic you can hear them 'crunch' | ABC NEWSYouTube video by ABC News (Australia)
Dr Alex Bond@thelabandfield.bsky.social

The ABC interviewed the @adriftlab.bsky.social team on Lord Howe Island last month. Even this article doesn't capture the feeling of heartbreak and grim reality of feeling plastic crunch inside a live seabird chick. #ornithology #PlasticPollution

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Mongabay
@mongabay.com

Seabirds & other marine wildlife are ingesting increasing amounts of plastics as pollution in the ocean rises. A recent study finds that sable shearwater chicks that consume high levels of plastics have tissue damage, multiple organ failure & cognitive decline, despite showing no signs of illness.

news.mongabay.comPlastic-eating seabird chicks show signs of organ failure and cognitive declineFor years, Jack Auty studied how inflammation in the human body drives diseases, ranging from stroke to sepsis to Alzheimer’s, at the Tasmanian School of Medicine. But a visit to a seabird colony…
jackauty.bsky.social
@jackauty.bsky.social

I'm looking to make a proposal for the Charles Darwin board of evolution. Essentially I feel like humans need baby teeth, teenage teeth and then adult teeth. I don't want to pay for the poor decisions of my youth. I hope the board accepts my proposal and includes it in the next patch.

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