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Can you provide sources for the first point? Who theorised it? I've never heard of the use of lead gasoline being linked to crime ... Interesting to learn more.
by angrais 6y ago
Can you provide sources for the first point? Who theorised it? I've never heard of the use of lead gasoline being linked to crime ... Interesting to learn more.
- theIV 6y agoYou can check out some of the references on the wiki page https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead%E2%80%93crime_hypothesis https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead%E2%80%93crime_hypothesi...
- natdempk 6y agoThis article does a deep dive into some of the effects thought to be related to leaded gasoline: https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposure-gasoline-crime-increase-children-health/ https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2016/02/lead-exposur... A 2018 follow-up piece: https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/02/an-updated-lead-crime-roundup-for-2018/ https://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2018/02/an-updated-le...