Benji Jones

So like you see trash when you're hiking through the wilderness, but like there's actually trash like falling from the sky and it is probably more than the physical pieces that you can actually see. It's just like everywhere.

So like you see trash when you're hiking through the wilderness, but like there's actually trash like falling from the sky and it is probably more than the physical pieces that you can actually see. It's just like everywhere.

So like you see trash when you're hiking through the wilderness, but like there's actually trash like falling from the sky and it is probably more than the physical pieces that you can actually see. It's just like everywhere.

Yeah, it's really everywhere. I mean, Sean, it's in the French Pyrenees. It's in snowfall in the Alps. It is just because there is microplastic in the air, it's able to get all over the world. And so I saw studies in China, India, Europe. There are microplastics in the ocean, like tens if not hundreds of trillions of plastic particles. Beach sand all around the world.

Yeah, it's really everywhere. I mean, Sean, it's in the French Pyrenees. It's in snowfall in the Alps. It is just because there is microplastic in the air, it's able to get all over the world. And so I saw studies in China, India, Europe. There are microplastics in the ocean, like tens if not hundreds of trillions of plastic particles. Beach sand all around the world.

Yeah, it's really everywhere. I mean, Sean, it's in the French Pyrenees. It's in snowfall in the Alps. It is just because there is microplastic in the air, it's able to get all over the world. And so I saw studies in China, India, Europe. There are microplastics in the ocean, like tens if not hundreds of trillions of plastic particles. Beach sand all around the world.

Seafood, which is like, again, it's in the ocean, so it's in our fish... It's in our homes, it's in the carpets, plastic fibers, etc. It's in snow in Antarctica, it's in sea ice, it's at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. One of my favorite studies, but also kind of sad, scientists looked at dolphin breaths, like the size of dolphins, and found microplastics in the breath of these dolphins.

Seafood, which is like, again, it's in the ocean, so it's in our fish... It's in our homes, it's in the carpets, plastic fibers, etc. It's in snow in Antarctica, it's in sea ice, it's at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. One of my favorite studies, but also kind of sad, scientists looked at dolphin breaths, like the size of dolphins, and found microplastics in the breath of these dolphins.

Seafood, which is like, again, it's in the ocean, so it's in our fish... It's in our homes, it's in the carpets, plastic fibers, etc. It's in snow in Antarctica, it's in sea ice, it's at the bottom of the Mariana Trench. One of my favorite studies, but also kind of sad, scientists looked at dolphin breaths, like the size of dolphins, and found microplastics in the breath of these dolphins.

So, like, dolphins are breathing out microplastics.

So, like, dolphins are breathing out microplastics.

So, like, dolphins are breathing out microplastics.

And then it's also everywhere that we've looked in the human body. So it's in our blood, it's in our kidneys, it's in our semen, the placenta. And in the human body, we're finding microplastics that are so small, these nanoplastics, that they're actually able to cross the blood-brain barrier.

And then it's also everywhere that we've looked in the human body. So it's in our blood, it's in our kidneys, it's in our semen, the placenta. And in the human body, we're finding microplastics that are so small, these nanoplastics, that they're actually able to cross the blood-brain barrier.

And then it's also everywhere that we've looked in the human body. So it's in our blood, it's in our kidneys, it's in our semen, the placenta. And in the human body, we're finding microplastics that are so small, these nanoplastics, that they're actually able to cross the blood-brain barrier.

I mean, one of the big news stories of this year was that scientists found a plastic spoon's worth of microplastics in the human brain, like in an average brain by weight, which is like terrifying. to think about.

I mean, one of the big news stories of this year was that scientists found a plastic spoon's worth of microplastics in the human brain, like in an average brain by weight, which is like terrifying. to think about.

I mean, one of the big news stories of this year was that scientists found a plastic spoon's worth of microplastics in the human brain, like in an average brain by weight, which is like terrifying. to think about.

This study found that like 99.5% of our brain is brain and the rest is plastic. So like 0.5% of our brain is plastic, which is another way to think about the spoon and scary. And it's also like more plastic currently than it was in the past. So like that indicates that with the rise of plastic in the environment, we're seeing a rise of plastic in our heads. So that's great.

This study found that like 99.5% of our brain is brain and the rest is plastic. So like 0.5% of our brain is plastic, which is another way to think about the spoon and scary. And it's also like more plastic currently than it was in the past. So like that indicates that with the rise of plastic in the environment, we're seeing a rise of plastic in our heads. So that's great.