How to get URL link on X (Twitter) App
https://twitter.com/jeremykauffman/status/1833965281838006327Geophagy – the scientific term of the eating of dirt, earth and mud – has been common in many places in Africa, for a variety of purported purposes.
https://x.com/Scientific_Bird/status/1831406728878961131
https://twitter.com/ElijahSchaffer/status/1822843896705028258Cursory research shows that the firearm homicide rate in West Europe is far lower than portrayed in that figure. A firearm homicide rate of ~0.1 per 100k is common. Even in Sweden, known for having serious issues with gun killings, has a rate of ~0.5 per 100k.
https://twitter.com/Scientific_Bird/status/1743746334551658931In the comments, critics argued that the original conclusion of the retracted paper was correct, pointing to a different 2009 paper in support.
https://twitter.com/vgonlin/status/1489293302998487052She cites Crenshaw and Tim Wise, none of whom provide any quantitative evidence for this claim. She also cites a few other articles, but these articles themselves mostly just refer back to Crenshaw and Tim Wise (who didn't evidence the claim).
https://twitter.com/vgonlin/status/1489408743762714625