RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 15 days agoHow a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensilsnationalpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up122arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up118arrow-down1external-linkHow a simple math error sparked a panic about black plastic kitchen utensilsnationalpost.comRSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareWhiteOakBayou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·15 days agoTo summarize: Paper suggested median amounts ingested from black cookware was 80% of advised limit. Misplaced zero means the researchers were off by a power of 10. So original hypothesis was correct but effect was misstated
minus-squarezalgotextlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·15 days agoHoly shit, so Adam Ragusea was right?? Context: https://youtu.be/58HUM40gDPU?t=718
minus-squareWhiteOakBayou@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·15 days agoNever heard of that guy but he noticed this weeks before anyone else it looks like. Good on him.
To summarize: Paper suggested median amounts ingested from black cookware was 80% of advised limit. Misplaced zero means the researchers were off by a power of 10. So original hypothesis was correct but effect was misstated
Holy shit, so Adam Ragusea was right??
Context: https://youtu.be/58HUM40gDPU?t=718
Never heard of that guy but he noticed this weeks before anyone else it looks like. Good on him.