Look, folks, I’m sorry, but RFK Jr. is going to force us to talk about sperm. And I’m very much going to try to keep the jokes at an absolute minimum, because, as per usual when Kennedy…
The right loves throwing around the word “insane” when they talk about the Left.
RFK Jr is despicable, but Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals from microplastics are ABSOLUTELY wreaking havoc on human reproductive physiology. The evidence is overwhelming and this TechDirt article is frankly embarrassing.
Great, then let’s see the evidence. Where are the peer-reviewed statistical studies that show a causal link? Where’s the lab work that shows part of a causal chain? Without those, it’s not science, it’s just more “many people believe” bullshit.
Part of the reason there’s not more evidence and it’s hard to prove a causal link is because it’s next to impossible to find enough participants for a control group because of how prevalent microplastics have become in our food and subsequently our bodies. You can’t exactly run peer review observational, experimental and double blind studies on only one half (more like one third, as a causal study would need to induce change from a->b) of the required test groups. t- and p-tests also are much less valuable if the sample size is too small.
You also can’t exactly get ethical approval to put microplastics into people for the purposes of scientific experimentation. Or at least, it would be very difficult. More so when current evidence shows that it does have actively harmful effects.
RFK Jr is despicable, but Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals from microplastics are ABSOLUTELY wreaking havoc on human reproductive physiology. The evidence is overwhelming and this TechDirt article is frankly embarrassing.
I wish he’d start pushing for a reduction in plastic and petrol chemicals…lol
Technically the proposed bans on food colorings are an attempt at reducing petrochemical consumption, as they are derived from fossil fuels
Well, that article isn’t the best either, as it mentions phytoestrogens as a factor, which we have no conclusive evidence for.
Great, then let’s see the evidence. Where are the peer-reviewed statistical studies that show a causal link? Where’s the lab work that shows part of a causal chain? Without those, it’s not science, it’s just more “many people believe” bullshit.
Part of the reason there’s not more evidence and it’s hard to prove a causal link is because it’s next to impossible to find enough participants for a control group because of how prevalent microplastics have become in our food and subsequently our bodies. You can’t exactly run peer review observational, experimental and double blind studies on only one half (more like one third, as a causal study would need to induce change from a->b) of the required test groups. t- and p-tests also are much less valuable if the sample size is too small.
You also can’t exactly get ethical approval to put microplastics into people for the purposes of scientific experimentation. Or at least, it would be very difficult. More so when current evidence shows that it does have actively harmful effects.