A staggering yet rather unfashionable set of studies supporting the compelling hypothesis that lead exposure in childhood contributes to an increase in violent crime later.
One gets the sense that laying blame for specific modern social issues on such external, physical (historical) forces is an uphill struggle; by not providing enough actionable insight for today, the results are too abstract and seemingly inapplicable for us to learn much from them.
Yet the evidence is overwhelming. More, it highlights the difficulty faced in acknowledging and reducing the impact of as-yet-unrecognisably dangerous substances and technologies today.
One gets the sense that laying blame for specific modern social issues on such external, physical (historical) forces is an uphill struggle; by not providing enough actionable insight for today, the results are too abstract and seemingly inapplicable for us to learn much from them.
Yet the evidence is overwhelming. More, it highlights the difficulty faced in acknowledging and reducing the impact of as-yet-unrecognisably dangerous substances and technologies today.