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No, the Romans were aware of the toxicity of lead.
Yet it was used for water pipes into the 20th century. My understanding is that they knew high doses were toxic, but didn't see a problem with low doses.
People also spent a very long time using lead water pipes and drinking vessels made with lead, and apparently didn't notice a problem.
It doesn't surprise me that ant poison isn't great for children.
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Social class amongst the intellectually gifted
I think you mean income, not social class. An academic mathematician might have higher social status but lower income than they would as a startup founder, for example.
Have you guys ever been tempted to make it 50.1% so you can say it's a majority? ;) Or do you think it's better not to seem too extreme?
We try to go a little over 50% in case our income is slightly different than we expected (working more hours in late December or something).
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Jeff Kaufman and Julia Wise giving a solid majority of their income to charity
I'll just point out that 50% is not a majority.
It's good to hear a totally independent view that this seems like a good idea. If you're interested in getting involved in Giving What We Can, we're very interested to hear from you!
I like that it was re-invented on its 5th birthday.
I would recommend Austin as well. There are loads of developer jobs here, though I don't know any particular place that is hiring right now. We have an active, close-knit rationalist community that I think is pretty fantastic. Worth consideration.
I was going to make a plug for Boston, but with SAD, someplace with a sunny winter like Austin sounds like it might be nicer.
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High school students and effective altruism
By high school I was very into altruism, but it took me a lot longer to discover the effectiveness piece. Some ideas I wish I had heard about then:
Effects matter more than personal virtue (it's better to accomplish something than to just have good intentions.)
Different projects and charities produce different effects, and it's important which ones you choose.
You may want to study things beyond typical do-gooder subjects (anthropology/sociology, foreign languages, etc.) Subjects like economics aren't just for greedy/selfish people - they can help you help other people.
Perhaps the reference is to "nutritional yeast", which are all dead, and won't impact your gut bacteria aside from being provided with more nutrients.
I was thinking of bread, actually. Not that bread is the greatest for you, but the problem isn't the yeast (which are dead, anyway).
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Thanks for this. And thanks also for the pointer to Scott's guide.
Did you do any testing pre-pregnancy, i.e. for genetic matchup between you and your husband? And did you do any of the fetal testing mentioned e.g. for autism? Wondering about the cost-benefit on those.
He had testing for a genetic disease done due to his family history. I had whatever the slate of "early risk assessment" treating includes - what I remember is a blood test for cystic fibrosis and an ultrasound to look for signs of Down syndrome. All was covered by insurance. http://www.earlyriskassessment.com/
I'm not aware of prenatal testing for autism? We did both take the Baron-Cohen AQ quiz, which didn't think we were particularly likely to have autistic kids, though I'm not sure that's worth much.