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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…
Winner of the  General science posts and graphics category in the ScienceSeeker Awards 2019

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