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How can we reduce the ingestion of microplastics?
Once thought inert, plastic has been found to disrupt endocrine function while contributing to allergies, inflammation and even cancer. Global treaties on its production and disposal are sorely needed. But what can we do as individuals to limit our personal exposure to plastic and prevent its accumulation in our bodies? How does plastic get into…
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The staggering increase of artificial substances
A recent study indicates an alarming increase in cancer rates among young people. While the causes are unclear, environmental factors, particularly pollution and artificial substances, are strongly suspected to contribute to this emerging trend. While most of us are aware of the rapid rise in greenhouse gas emissions, equally astounding has been the growth of…
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Does sport actually improve health?
As students of elementary statistics learn, correlation does not equal causation. Yet much of the research used to drive policy conflates the two. For example, sporting participation and good health are positively associated. From this it has been extrapolated that promoting sport will lead to better population health. It is trivially obvious that people who…
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ChatGPT holds your personal data but nobody knows where
Privacy group NOYB has launched a complaint against OpenAI that highlights a massive problem at the heart of LLMs: ChatGPT holds personal data on millions of people, but its creators are unable to extract or edit that data. Not only that, ChatGPT is prone to making up personal information that is plainly false. The underlying…
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