Re:The Hidden Dangers of Lead in Urban Gardens
by shas3 on Monday July 28, 2014 @03:19PM
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The problem with the lead-crime hypothesis is that the cause of lead and the effect of increased crime are 'too far apart' with many intervening links in the causal chain, to paraphrase Steven Pinker [1]. He calls the hypothesis 'provocative, but far from proven.' The intervening links in the causal chain involve a lot of sub-causal links and hypotheses that are as yet, unproven.
Re:The Hidden Dangers of Lead in Urban Gardens
by Shorel on Monday July 28, 2014 @04:58PM
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Even if lead can't be directly related to crime, lead poisoning causes many bad things to the human body, including learning disabilities, and reducing adult brain size in children exposed.
[1] http://stevenpinker.com/files/pinker/files/pinker_comments_o...