Lead And Crime

lead and crime

America's Real Criminal Element: Lead

New research finds Pb is the hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and even the ADHD epidemic. And fixing the problem is a lot cheaper than doing nothing.

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Why Is Murder Down in São Paulo? The Answer is…

Oh, you guessed, didn't you? Yep, it's because they got rid of leaded gasoline.

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How Dangerous Is the Lead in Bullets?

A new report finds dangerously high levels of vaporized lead at military firing ranges. Here's what this means for civilians.

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"Just One Lick": The Hidden Lead That Could Sicken Your Kids

An interview with pioneering lead toxicologist Howard Mielke.

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America's Real Criminal Element: Lead

New research finds Pb is the hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and even the ADHD epidemic. And fixing the problem is a lot cheaper than doing nothing.

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Why Is Murder Down in São Paulo? The Answer is…

Oh, you guessed, didn't you? Yep, it's because they got rid of leaded gasoline.

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How Dangerous Is the Lead in Bullets?

A new report finds dangerously high levels of vaporized lead at military firing ranges. Here's what this means for civilians.

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"Just One Lick": The Hidden Lead That Could Sicken Your Kids

An interview with pioneering lead toxicologist Howard Mielke.

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How Your Water Company May Be Poisoning Your Kids

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Childhood Lead Exposure Causes a Lot More Than Just a Rise in Violent Crime

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Lead and Crime: It's a Brain Thing

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Chart of the Day: Fewer People Are Being Sent to Prison. Way Fewer.

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Race, Lead, and Juvenile Crime

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From the Archives: Is Lead Really the Main Cause of Violent Crime?

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Did Stop-and-Frisk Reduce Crime in New York City?

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How the Paint Industry Escapes Responsibility for Lead Poisoning

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Why Is Murder Down in São Paulo? The Answer is…

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When Crime Drops, Eventually the Prison Population Does Too

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The Economist Phones It In On the Falling Crime Rate

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Yet Another Study Shows How Lead Exposure Can Produce More Violent Crime

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Lead and Crime: How It Connects to Race

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Lead and Crime: A Response to Jim Manzi

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Are Big Cities More Dangerous Than Small Ones?

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Lead and Crime: Baselines vs. Crime Waves

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Lead and Crime: Assessing the Evidence

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Kevin Drum Talks Lead and Crime on Melissa Harris-Perry

How Did Lead Get Into Our Gasoline Anyway?

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Lead and Crime: I'll Be On the Melissa Harris-Perry Show Sunday at 10 am

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Lead and Crime: A Correction

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Crime in the Windy City

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Does Lead Paint Produce More Crime Too?

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The Prison Population is Dropping. Can You Guess Why?

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"Just One Lick": The Hidden Lead That Could Sicken Your Kids

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How Dangerous Is the Lead in Bullets?

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Is There Lead In Your House?

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Kevin Drum Talks Lead and Crime on Melissa Harris-Perry