“There's too much data consistent across studies…time and time again…to ignore it and suggest BPA has no effect on humans,” says Gail Prins, a physiologist at the University of Illinois at Chicago. One 2006 analysis by vom Saal and Wade Welshons showed that 11 out of 11 industry-funded studies found BPA had no significant action,
Hans Rosling shared statistical insights through a presentation style that brought it all to life! He died yesterday. Back in 2006, I watched this TED talk – the first I watched. It was riveting and it was amazing the amount of information that could be conveyed in such a short time. He did a lot
Recent research suggests that BPA, a chemical found in plastic water bottles, triggers the formation of fat cells and causes obesity in mice. The worldwide obesity epidemic has been primarily explained in terms of poor diet, decreases in exercise, and other lifestyle factors. (I am planning a future series on weight loss, so stay tuned!)
What is the potential impact? Alarming as the map above appears, there probably are not any immediate plans to frack the waters off San Diego’s coast. Shell abandoned its Point Loma “core hole” in 1967 and aborted plans to drill similar holes off the coast of Encinitas and La Jolla in 1970. There are also
