Are Receipts Androgynizing America? - SOLO!!! Drs. M.S. DeLay & A.V. Bendebury - #316

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Jan 30, 2025

Explore the shocking findings on endocrine-disrupting chemicals lurking in everyday foods and fast food items. Dive into discussions about the dangers of plastic contamination and its impact on hormone regulation. Discover the impending historic cosmology summit and its exploration of modern safety concerns. The conversation humorously addresses the need for better naming of harmful substances while critiquing the current regulatory landscape. Catch insightful anecdotes about forest fire management and the role of environmental factors on our health!

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ANECDOTE

Tech CEO's Curiosity

Nat Friedman, the GitHub CEO, funds projects to investigate food contamination. He collected samples from 700 food items to test for endocrine-disrupting chemicals.

INSIGHT

Plastic Contamination

Plastic and its derivatives act as hormone disruptors, appearing in many processed foods. The more steps between harvest and consumption, the higher the likelihood of plastic contamination.

ADVICE

Avoid Thermal Receipts

Do not touch thermal receipt paper if possible. It contains bisphenol S, an endocrine disruptor that can be absorbed through the skin.

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DSPod SOLO returns for a conversation about a recent edition of “you can just do things,” where Github CEO Nat Friedman and company tested the levels of endocrine disrupting chemicals in 700 common food items. And friends, it does not look good! We dig through the data to pull out some trends that can help us avoid getting slowly poisoned by our food, try to figure out if akshually no it’s fine that there’s plastics everywhere, and debate if there’s a better way of naming these chemicals that reflects their ball-crushing nature. Don't miss the historic cosmology summit in Portugal this summer!!! DEMYSTICON 2025 ANNUAL MEETING June 12-16: https://demystifysci.com/demysticon-2025 PATREON: get episodes early + join our weekly Patron Chat https://bit.ly/3lcAasB MERCH: Rock some DemystifySci gear : https://demystifysci.myspreadshop.com/all AMAZON: Do your shopping through this link: https://amzn.to/3YyoT98 SUBSTACK: https://substack.com/@UCqV4_7i9h1_V7hY48eZZSLw@demystifysci (00:00) Go! (00:01:37) Beyond the Big Bang Conference in Portugal (00:06:16) Industrial Production Suspicion (00:13:26) Research and Remediation (00:22:54) Forest Fire Fighting Anecdotes (00:25:38) Plastic Research Approach (00:33:04) Plastic Contaminants in Food (00:45:00) Regulations and Lobbying (00:50:07) Inconsistent Chemical Testing (00:54:06) Thermal Receipts and Chemical Exposure (01:00:08) Fast Food and Plasticizers (01:05:25) Impact on Gene Expression (01:10:12) Phthalates and Hormonal Disruption (01:14:40) Phthalates in Food Products (01:17:46) Phthalates Effects on Reproduction (01:25:00) Comprehensive Chemical Safety Research (01:29:56) Testing and Chemical Awareness (01:31:06) Bias and Precommitment #PlasticPollution, #FoodSafety, #EndocrineDisruptors, #SustainableLiving, #PlasticFree, #CleanLiving, #ResearchMatters, #HealthierFuture, #EcoFriendlyLife, #philosophypodcast, #sciencepodcast, #longformpodcast Check our short-films channel, @DemystifySci: https://www.youtube.com/c/DemystifyingScience AND our material science investigations of atomics, @MaterialAtomics https://www.youtube.com/@MaterialAtomics Join our mailing list https://bit.ly/3v3kz2S PODCAST INFO: Anastasia completed her PhD studying bioelectricity at Columbia University. When not talking to brilliant people or making movies, she spends her time painting, reading, and guiding backcountry excursions. Shilo also did his PhD at Columbia studying the elastic properties of molecular water. When he's not in the film studio, he's exploring sound in music. They are both freelance professors at various universities. - Blog: http://DemystifySci.com/blog - RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/2be66934/podcast/rss - Donate: https://bit.ly/3wkPqaD - Swag: https://bit.ly/2PXdC2y SOCIAL: - Discord: https://discord.gg/MJzKT8CQub - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/DemystifySci - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/DemystifySci/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/DemystifySci MUSIC: -Shilo Delay: https://g.co/kgs/oty671