Is There Really a Plastic Spoon in Our Brains?
Headlines are screaming that we have tons of microplastics in our brains — the equivalent of an entire plastic spoon. OK, that sounds terrifying, but is it true? We talk to chemist Prof. Oliver Jones.
Find our transcript here: https://tinyurl.com/ScienceVsPlasticSpoonBrain
In this episode, we cover:
(00:00) A plastic spoon’s worth of microplastics?!
(05:21) Something dodgy here?
(17:39) So how much plastic is in our bodies, really?
This episode was produced by Rose Rimler, with help from Wendy Zukerman, along with Ekedi Fausther-Keeys, Meryl Horn, and Michelle Dang. We’re edited by Blythe…
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