Dr. Dan KillamFeb 3
Comparing historical hair samples from people from when they were babies to today, a new study finds a nearly 100-fold decrease in lead from samples after the EPA's crackdown on leaded gas. Regulation works and it saves lives!
https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/02/a-century-of-hair-samples-proves-leaded-gas-ban-worked/
Show threadJSMuellerRoemerFeb 3
@dantheclamman Isn’t it great being an (early) Millenial? Almost the same lead dose at birth, but no chance of owning a home. But yes, regulation works, another example is CFCs/HCFCs and the ozone layer
Show threadJDFeb 3
@JSMuellerRoemer @dantheclamman "Elder Millenial" Is the term you are searching for. 😆 🖖
Show threadJSMuellerRoemerFeb 3
@JDGeoShack @dantheclamman I know the term, I just don’t like it 😆
Show threadJDFeb 3
@JSMuellerRoemer @dantheclamman LMAO - embrace it with me! With age comes wisdom.
Show threaddr_aFeb 13
@JDGeoShack @JSMuellerRoemer @dantheclamman i’m definitely older than elder millennials and have doubts about a strong positive correlation between age and wisdom.
Show threadJD
@dr_a @JSMuellerRoemer @dantheclamman It's not always true for sure...and those who claim to be wise may simply be prideful! It's complicated... 🖖
Feb 13 at 10:17pmWeb
Show threadJSMuellerRoemerFeb 13
@JDGeoShack @dr_a @dantheclamman I generally go by the rule of never trusting anyone who calls themselves wise or an expert – or wears a suit
Show threaddr_aFeb 14
@JSMuellerRoemer @JDGeoShack @dantheclamman that’s an interesting rule, although in a previous life not a particularly good one for me.
Show threadJSMuellerRoemerFeb 15
@dr_a because you were (required to be) a suit wearer yourself or because your superiors were suit wearers? Or more related to self-proclaimed wisdom/expertise?
Show threaddr_aFeb 15

@JSMuellerRoemer in one part of my past it was the environment i worked in. in another part, there was the pleasure of clothing that fits extremely well. for better or worse, suits are one of the few items of clothing that it’s easy to get tailored on a budget.

with regard to experts, a lot of my old professional life involved people who were acknowledged as experts and denying one’s own (externally acknowledged) expertise was considered dishonest.

today suits are for fun.