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Texano78704

(309 posts) Tue Mar 18, 2014, 11:33 AM Mar 2014

Does being rich in Los Angeles cause autism ... [View all]

Last edited Tue Mar 18, 2014, 12:48 PM - Edit history (1)

Or, how chemophobia takes the place of science.

In mainstream media, everywhere from Fox News to Time (and here on Science 2.0, though with a little more skepticism) a bizarre study is all the rage - pesticides and other environmental toxins will give your kid a malformed penis and cause autism. And state regulations...prevent it.

http://www.science20.com/science_20/no_pesticides_did_not_give_your_child_tiny_penis_or_autism-131863

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Does being rich in Los Angeles cause autism ... [View all] Texano78704 Mar 2014 OP

After perusing a couple of articles there... ret5hd Mar 2014 #1

You appear to be correct. Nine Mar 2014 #4

No, but it sure seems to cause some form of brain damage. Nuclear Unicorn Mar 2014 #2

Everything causes autism chrisa Mar 2014 #3

why post from a KT2000 Mar 2014 #5

I don't ridicule Texano78704 Mar 2014 #8

your source KT2000 Mar 2014 #13

So far, only ad hominems Texano78704 Mar 2014 #6

That's a perfect characterization of the blog link you posted. DanTex Mar 2014 #7

I wouldn't characterize Texano78704 Mar 2014 #10

Well, now you've changed the link in the OP. DanTex Mar 2014 #11

Corrected, yes Texano78704 Mar 2014 #12

"Corrected" = changed. The link before was working. It just pointed to a more transparent DanTex Mar 2014 #14

Fair enough Texano78704 Mar 2014 #15

Does that mean I'll get rich if I move to L.A.? KamaAina Mar 2014 #9