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Perhaps not with respect to IQ but there’s a chance that future historians might correlate the use of plastics with increased rates of infertility.

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Perhaps there is a link between plastics and ADHD [1].

[1] https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8910189/

I find it interesting that the article you linked didn't mention the heritability of ADHD. In around 3/4ths[0] of cases ADHD is caused by genetics, which leaves plenty of space for other causes.

[0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0070-0

Next do fluoride.

That’s been “debunked” though right?

For those that didn’t get the memo: https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/06/health/children-higher-fluori...

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