As regards intellectual work, it remains a fact, indeed, that great decisions in the realms of thought and momentous discoveries and solutions of problems are only possible to an individual working in solitude.
Parkinson’s disease caused by pesticides?
I just read this over at Scientific American:
People who have been exposed to pesticides are 70 percent more likely to develop Parkinson’s disease than those who haven’t
I’ve always disliked the use of pesticides since I first learned about DDT in middle school. It always seemed readily apparent that chemical pesticides were not a very good solution because evolution naturally creates pesticide-resistant pests. Over the long run, you’re always better off utilizing natural pesticides (e.g. predators, plants that attract predators) over chemical pesticides. Like petroleum-based fertilizer, the more you use them, the more you need them.
Hopefully this research will kick start some awareness in regards to sustainable farming.
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