Mother Jones has the article America’s Real Criminal Element: Lead by Kevin Drum.

New research finds Pb is the hidden villain behind violent crime, lower IQs, and even the ADHD epidemic. And fixing the problem is a lot cheaper than doing nothing.

After seeing this article posted on the Facebook pages of two friends, I thought it might be a good thing to read.  It is a rather amazing story.

I would have invented a quantum theory of general relativity by now if I hadn’t enjoyed melting lead fishing sinkers on the kitchen stove when i was younger.  Maybe the lead helps account for my tumultuous career.  Always did have a problem with authority figures.  Then there were all those years of soldering electronics and the occasional plumbing fix with 60/40 tin/lead solder..