More than a dozen protein powders tested by U.S. non-profit organization Consumer Reports had troubling levels of lead, according to their investigation.

Of the 23 protein powders tested, more than two-thirds contained more lead in a single serving than the safe daily intake limit (0.5 micrograms), the association said on Tuesday.

The average levels of lead in these products also appeared to be worsening compared to previous years.

Levels of heavy metals in plant-based products were on average nine times higher than those found in dairy proteins, such as whey, and twice as high as quantities found in beef-based ones, Consumer Reports found.

Tunde Akinleye, food and safety researcher for the group who led the testing project, said there is “more to lose than you’re gaining” and warned regular users to consider reducing their consumption.

“We advise against daily use for most protein powders, since many have high levels of heavy metals and none are necessary to hit your protein goals,” Akinleye said.

Protein-rich foods and supplements have seen significant growth in the wellness industry because of their ability to keep consumers full and are also used by athletes looking to increase muscle mass.

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It’s at this colloquium on meta-analysis in economic research, Sat 18 Oct 2025, 9:30am:

All Our Default Models Are Wrong: Causal inference for varying treatment effects

Andrew Gelman, Department of Statistics and Department of Political Science, Columbia University

Everybody knows that effects can vary, but the usual models we fit do not account for structure in the variation. This is relevant for generalization from sample to population, for anticipating changes over time, and when designing new studies and analyzing existing data. We discuss several directions for going beyond the usual additive model, along with the challenges of fitting such models and interpreting the results, which tend not to reach conventional “statistical significance.”

Perhaps with audience participation there will be a discussion of the particular relevance of this work to economics.

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star wars is about coruscant

every part of star wars, from the poverty of the outer rim to the separatist movement to the formation of the empire in reaction to the breakdown of republic control over the galaxy, is a consequence of the existence of a planetary megarome so specialized it cannot function without thousands of client states. once the empire falls the new republic can either (a) speedrun the late-republic-to-empire transition again just to hold itself together or (b) splinter into its constituent parts along the same fracture lines that caused the clone wars, in which case the fallout of coruscant losing the position of power that guarantees the massive imports necessary to sustain a population of trillions on a planet with no natural biosphere should be apocalyptic. either your post-rotj story is about that or it is about the inevitable new fascist movement arising from the galactic core acting in the interests of its own survival before that power slips away. the sequels are nonsensical because they do not understand this. what the fuck is hosnian prime

coruscant stands on the shoulders of billions of enslaved chromium miners

coruscanti tumblr user: our education system is so bad i didn’t know mining slaves were sentient until i was 20 years old 😔🥺