How One Rock Poisoned (Almost) The Entire Planet
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How asbestos ended up everywhere, and why we’re still using it today. Sponsored by Ground News - Go to https://ground.news/Ve for 40% off the unlimited Vantage plan, to catch how major public health stories are covered across the political spectrum and spot media bias for yourself. If you’re looking for a molecular modelling kit, try Snatoms, a kit I invented where the atoms snap together magnetically - https://ve42.co/SnatomsV Sign up for the Veritasium newsletter for weekly science updates - https://ve42.co/Newsletter ▀▀▀ Further resources and information about asbestos can be found here - https://ve42.co/AsbestosResources ▀▀▀ 0:00 A Weavable Rock 9:41 The Asbestos Boom 13:06 What Does Asbestos Do To Humans? 16:56 The Doctor Who Exposed Asbestos 22:07 The Asbestosis Cover-Up 28:44 Where Is Asbestos Found? 31:54 How Did Asbestos Get Everywhere? 38:29 What Counts As Asbestos? 41:07 Asbestos Surrounds Las Vegas 46:33 When Was Asbestos Banned? 49:22 Should You Be Worried? ▀▀▀ A h
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