Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 22, 2019Has the lead —> crime waves hypothesis been solidly verified and the roe-v-wade freakononics hypothesis solidly debunked? What’s the latest?617
Azad AF@azadag·Dec 23, 2019Replying to @vgrlots of confirmatory well evidenced papers have come out since. Antis are very hand-wavey in their dissent.31
Azad AF@azadag·Dec 23, 2019Replying to @azadag and @vgrvox.comEven small reductions in children’s lead exposure could dramatically improve educational outcomesKids with a small decrease of lead in their blood saw reading skills rise an entire point.12
Azad AF@azadag·Dec 23, 2019Replying to @vgrLast one: writeup on those two and one more here: https://brookings.edu/blog/up-front/2017/06/01/new-evidence-that-lead-exposure-increases-crime/…13
Venkatesh Rao@vgr·Dec 23, 2019Replying to @azadagHave you been following the story for any particular reason?11