tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post110970088392637139..comments2023-12-17T19:35:07.459-08:00Comments on Bouphonia: Mercury, IQ, and Lost IncomePhilahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1109791127817799452005-03-02T11:18:00.000-08:002005-03-02T11:18:00.000-08:00Phila:
You are dead on right about the disconnect...Phila:<br /><br />You are dead on right about the disconnect between IQ and achievement. I joke about being dumb, but I was one of those kids who got tested--and tested--and tested--because I scored so high on the IQ test. No, it's not over 200, just high enough that the testers wanted to make sure it wasn't a fluke. After all, I was a girl. We weren't supposed to be that smart in 1967.<br /><br />Anyway, with a high IQ, am I running the world? Nope. Am I even using my vaunted IQ to its maximum potential? I am ashamed to admit that the answer again is no. Dumber people than me do more and know more, for whatever reasons, but most of all because I am so lazy.Aquariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578444793424041263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1109781731611302212005-03-02T08:42:00.000-08:002005-03-02T08:42:00.000-08:00Just to be perfectly clear, it's not the connectio...Just to be perfectly clear, it's not the connection between mercury and developmental problems I'm questioning...quantifying a specific amount of lost earnings based on "lower IQ points" is what bothers me. Or not bothers me, but worries me. Sometimes, studies like these end up being used to discredit or cast doubt on the larger field of research.Philahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15849261651028725772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1109765196105311412005-03-02T04:06:00.000-08:002005-03-02T04:06:00.000-08:00I'll tell you this: when I was pregnant last year,...I'll tell you this: when I was pregnant last year, I got a stern and detailed talk from my doctor about fish, particularly salmon, but including tuna, to which I'm pretty addicted. So the OB/GYN community, at least, doesn't think it's junk science.NYMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863355110457910935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1109726433891066652005-03-01T17:20:00.000-08:002005-03-01T17:20:00.000-08:00How did I know Phila would hit on the IQ stuff aft...How did I know Phila would hit on the IQ stuff after watching that flame-out from the Hi-IQ idiocy of Llortma'i last night...?Aquariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07578444793424041263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1109712485894111632005-03-01T13:28:00.000-08:002005-03-01T13:28:00.000-08:00Although there are many "fuzzy" areas when attempt...Although there are many "fuzzy" areas when attempting to discern what affect mercury has in terms of money or productivity, I personally beat the drum whenever I can against toxic enablers. <br /><br />If we're wrong about the detrimental effects (and we are not) no big deal. Prove me wrong and I go away, no children harmed.<br /><br />If the government and corporations are wrong, as per usual, the human cost is high.<br /><br />I have a little rant about this over at my place today...JMShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06199754488740884930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8695598.post-1109704991609408372005-03-01T11:23:00.000-08:002005-03-01T11:23:00.000-08:00On March 15th the EPA will finally rule on how rig...On March 15th the EPA will finally rule on how rigorously this toxic pollutant will be regulated. In advance of that finding, Richard Pombo (chair of the House Resources Committee) released a report titled: "Mercury in Perspective: Fact and Fiction About the Debate Over Mercury".<br />The report -- written not by scientists but rather by aides to Pombo and another member of his committee, Rep. Jim Gibbons, R-Nev. -- aims to downplay the overwhelming evidence that mercury from coal-burning power plants poses a significant health risk to Americans. Two of the report's claims are particularly stunning, as science journalist Chris C. Mooney points out. One: "There has been no credible evidence of harm to pregnant women or their unborn children from regular consumption of fish." And two: "Current, peer-reviewed scientific literature does not show any link between U.S. power plant emissions and mercury in fish."<br />Guess who helped write this report? Electric Power Research Institute and Edison Electric Institute. What's that old saying about the fox and the hen house? How do you think the EPA will rule?<br />RDrobin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.com