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submitted 6 months ago by Espiritdescali@futurology.today to c/futurology@futurology.today

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[–] tanisnikana@lemmy.world 25 points 6 months ago

estimates that he can isolate about 10 grams of plastics from a donated human brain; that’s about the weight of an unused crayon.

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 18 points 6 months ago

Probs

[–] just_another_person@lemmy.world 14 points 6 months ago

Pretty sure it's why humanity seems to have lost its fucking mind.

[–] adam_y@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago

But there is no evidence yet that microplastics directly cause poor health in humans — only data that show a link.

[–] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 7 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Yes. This will be the next science denial 'debate' after climate change (if we live that long)

[–] rickdg@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

We do have young and healthy people getting sick with no obvious explanation.

[–] sirico@feddit.uk 4 points 6 months ago

Insulation for my synapses

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 6 months ago

"I don't believe in microplastics!"

-1/3rd of America in a few years probably