chemicals have gotten a bad name recently and today we try to avoid them
recently and today we try to avoid them
recently and today we try to avoid them at all costs and go natural but is this
at all costs and go natural but is this
at all costs and go natural but is this necessary hi I’m Rebecca Braden and
necessary hi I’m Rebecca Braden and
necessary hi I’m Rebecca Braden and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with dr. Joe Schwartz about the
speaking with dr. Joe Schwartz about the
speaking with dr. Joe Schwartz about the chemistry of our daily lives well first
chemistry of our daily lives well first
chemistry of our daily lives well first of all the basic definition of chemistry
of all the basic definition of chemistry
of all the basic definition of chemistry just to get us started is that is the
just to get us started is that is the
just to get us started is that is the study of matter and the changes that
study of matter and the changes that
study of matter and the changes that matter undergoes which means it’s the
matter undergoes which means it’s the
matter undergoes which means it’s the study of everything because matter is
study of everything because matter is
study of everything because matter is anything that occupies space and has
anything that occupies space and has
anything that occupies space and has mass whether we’re talking about cooking
mass whether we’re talking about cooking
mass whether we’re talking about cooking or cosmetics or drugs were talking
or cosmetics or drugs were talking
or cosmetics or drugs were talking chemistry why would you say the idea of
chemistry why would you say the idea of
chemistry why would you say the idea of chemicals is basically frowned upon
chemicals is basically frowned upon
chemicals is basically frowned upon today well unfortunately the word
today well unfortunately the word
today well unfortunately the word chemical has at least in the lay press
chemical has at least in the lay press
chemical has at least in the lay press be made to be synonymous with toxin
be made to be synonymous with toxin
be made to be synonymous with toxin poison etc which is very unfortunate
poison etc which is very unfortunate
poison etc which is very unfortunate because chemicals are just the building
because chemicals are just the building
because chemicals are just the building blocks of matter they don’t make any
blocks of matter they don’t make any
blocks of matter they don’t make any decisions you know they’re not good or
decisions you know they’re not good or
decisions you know they’re not good or bad it’s all a question of how we use
bad it’s all a question of how we use
bad it’s all a question of how we use them what would you say is the most
them what would you say is the most
them what would you say is the most common myth about chemistry I think the
common myth about chemistry I think the
common myth about chemistry I think the single most pervasive myth is that
single most pervasive myth is that
single most pervasive myth is that natural substances are somehow superior
natural substances are somehow superior
natural substances are somehow superior to to synthetic
to to synthetic
to to synthetic whether or not anything is dangerous or
whether or not anything is dangerous or
whether or not anything is dangerous or not or effective or not depends on what
not or effective or not depends on what
not or effective or not depends on what it is on what the molecular structure is
it is on what the molecular structure is
it is on what the molecular structure is on how we studied at what we know about
on how we studied at what we know about
on how we studied at what we know about it not its origin there are all kinds of
it not its origin there are all kinds of
it not its origin there are all kinds of substances that are naturally occurring
substances that are naturally occurring
substances that are naturally occurring which are decidedly dangerous
which are decidedly dangerous
which are decidedly dangerous I mean you know start with snake venom
I mean you know start with snake venom
I mean you know start with snake venom and scorpion venom and and poison ivy
and scorpion venom and and poison ivy
and scorpion venom and and poison ivy and these are all natural for some
and these are all natural for some
and these are all natural for some perfectly dangerous what are some
perfectly dangerous what are some
perfectly dangerous what are some chemicals that you would say have
chemicals that you would say have
chemicals that you would say have unfairly gotten a bad reputation I would
unfairly gotten a bad reputation I would
unfairly gotten a bad reputation I would say the phthalates which are substances
say the phthalates which are substances
say the phthalates which are substances that are used in plastics to make them
that are used in plastics to make them
that are used in plastics to make them soft and pliable and these have been in
soft and pliable and these have been in
soft and pliable and these have been in the news a great deal recently because
the news a great deal recently because
the news a great deal recently because of papers published in scientific
of papers published in scientific
of papers published in scientific literature linking gets to a shortened
literature linking gets to a shortened
literature linking gets to a shortened in or genital distance in
in or genital distance in
in or genital distance in in rodents so people start to have these
in rodents so people start to have these
in rodents so people start to have these visions of using these products and
visions of using these products and
visions of using these products and having their orifices merge into one
having their orifices merge into one
having their orifices merge into one what we need to point out here is that
what we need to point out here is that
what we need to point out here is that the the human is not a giant rat neither
the the human is not a giant rat neither
the the human is not a giant rat neither is the human a giant test-tube and the
is the human a giant test-tube and the
is the human a giant test-tube and the amount of calais that were exposed to in
amount of calais that were exposed to in
amount of calais that were exposed to in our daily life is unlikely to have the
our daily life is unlikely to have the
our daily life is unlikely to have the same kind of effect as we’ve seen with
same kind of effect as we’ve seen with
same kind of effect as we’ve seen with huge doses in rats can we guarantee that
huge doses in rats can we guarantee that
huge doses in rats can we guarantee that there’s no possibility of long-term
there’s no possibility of long-term
there’s no possibility of long-term effect of course not because science can
effect of course not because science can
effect of course not because science can never prove a negative you can’t prove
never prove a negative you can’t prove
never prove a negative you can’t prove that something cannot happen but you
that something cannot happen but you
that something cannot happen but you make decisions based on the best
make decisions based on the best
make decisions based on the best available evidence at any time thank you
available evidence at any time thank you
available evidence at any time thank you very much Thanks
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