NAS reports Science and Decisions 2 Nov 2019February 9, 2020 The “Science and Decisions: Advancing Risk Assessment” National Academy Sciences (NAS) report was released in 2009. The report can be read or downloaded here for free: https://www.nap.edu/catalog/12209/science-and-decisions-advancing-risk-assessment. All images used…
Special Topics Why synthetic chemicals seem more toxic than natural ones 24 Aug 2019December 7, 2019 This post was originally published in Aeon Magazine. I wrote this article in the hope that it addresses the disproportionate fear that many people associate with chemicals, and to also…
Tox21 How toxicology needs to change 26 Jan 2019January 5, 2020 We spoke in some length about why toxicology needs to change. There are several problems with the way we test for toxicity currently, including our use of animals and archaic…
Basics of Toxicology Testing for toxicity 21 Dec 2018February 2, 2020 Before I explain why and how scientists test the toxicity of a chemical, it is important to reiterate a concept: the dose makes the poison. For the most, there is…
Special Topics Correlation vs Causation 18 Dec 2018February 2, 2020 As noted in this classic science comic, people often think correlation implies causation. And this is probably every scientist's pet peeve -- it is definitely one of mine. Let's…
Basics of Toxicology What’s environmental toxicology? 2 Jan 2018November 3, 2019 It is the study of the harmful effects of substances on humans and other organisms in the environment. To understand this properly, let us ponder over the following. Continue reading…
