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Microplastics Found In Human Hearts For First Time, Showing Impact Of Pollution::A study published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology for found microplastics in the hearts and blood of humans undergoing cardiac surgery.

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[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 117 points 10 months ago

One of the possible answers astrophysicists give for why we haven't seen more evidence of intelligent life in the universe, is that there are technological milestones that lead to doomsday scenarios. They're "great filters" that many advanced civilizations don't survive. The classic example is nuclear fission and the power it gives to destroy. I'm convinced that plastic is one of these filters.

[-] WigglingWalrus@feddit.uk 16 points 10 months ago

Curious why you've got two emojis in your username?

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 65 points 10 months ago

It's an ever aging reference to The Good Place

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