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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Sarah Keenihan PhD‏Verified account @sciencesarah Mar 18

      Can I get a fact check ploise? @DrScienceLover @RRI_Directorpic.twitter.com/0T4t7emCpg

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    2. Signe Dean‏Verified account @nevertoocurious Mar 18
      Replying to @sciencesarah @DrScienceLover @RRI_Director

      This book the source for the claim. I am hella suspicious.https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Count-Down/Shanna-H-Swan/9781982113667 …

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 18
      Replying to @nevertoocurious @sciencesarah and

      Looks like the original source is the author of this paper, who in that book projects ~linearly~ the decrease in sperm count between 1973 and 2011 into the future Needless to say, that is, uh, not very sciencyhttps://academic.oup.com/humupd/article/23/6/646/4035689#98596711 …

      6:42 PM - 18 Mar 2021
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        2. Signe Dean‏Verified account @nevertoocurious Mar 18
          Replying to @GidMK @sciencesarah and

          Just remembered this article; a good summary on the scientific debate over what is happening to sperm counts. But of course a claim such as "ZERO sperms by 2054"is gonna sell book copies 🙄https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/10/sperm-counts-continue-to-fall/572794/ …

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 18
          Replying to @nevertoocurious @sciencesarah and

          Well, the author of the Guardian piece has been publishing the same thing about PFAS for forever, so I'm not entirely surprised that the absurd claim made it in there unchallenged

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        2. Prof Gemma Carey‏ @gemcarey Mar 18
          Replying to @GidMK @nevertoocurious and

          also technology for sperm counting has imprved so much, you cant actually compare samples from back in the 70s

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK Mar 18
          Replying to @gemcarey @nevertoocurious and

          In the paper they argue that it's not a limitation, but their explanation doesn't sound super convincing to me statistically. Not sure why the error would be random if measurement used to be worsepic.twitter.com/vxCHeDfOFf

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