We Have Dramatically Underestimated Our Exposure to Nasty Plastic Chemical BPA, Study Finds

Our BPA problem might be even worse than we think, according to a new study out Thursday. Researchers say they’ve... [Gizmodo]( December 6, 2019 [We Have Dramatically Underestimated Our Exposure to Nasty Plastic Chemical BPA, Study Finds]( [Our BPA problem might be even worse than we think, according to a new study out Thursday. Researchers say they’ve devised a new test to measure levels of the common industrial chemical in our bodies—levels that might be far higher than tests endorsed by the U.S. government and others suggest they are.]( [Health]( [Study of So-Called 'Abortion Reversal' Stopped Early After Women Went to ER With Serious Bleeding]( [New research out Thursday starkly highlights the dangers of so-called “abortion reversals,” an unproven practice condemned by most medical experts. Scientists were forced to prematurely end a trial of pregnant women testing out the procedure after three volunteers experienced severe hemorrhaging that sent them to the emergency room.]( [Toys and Collectibles]( [A Neural Network Powers This Lego-Built Brick Sorter That Can Recognize Every Piece Ever Made]( [Lego becomes more and more enjoyable as your collection grows, until the point when your morass of plastic bricks becomes so overwhelming that it’s impossible to find the piece you’re looking for. At that point, you need to develop a sorting system, or do what Daniel West did, and use...]( [News]( [You've Gotta Be Shitting Me, Uber]( [Uber, a company helmed by claybrained dopes, is often in the business of explaining why things aren’t what they are. For instance, if you merely ignore all the taxis it puts on the road, Uber is a technology company. And if you squint hard and run your head gently through...]( [Smart Home]( [How Do You Justify a $180 Smart Mug]( [An average mug costs between $5 and $10, while a nice travel mug goes for around $20, or maybe a little more if you’re feeling fancy. So how on earth does a company justify a smart mug that costs a whopping $180?]( [Crime]( [Members of Cybercrime Group Evil Corp Indicted for $100 Million In Heists and No One Can Touch Them]( [The governments of the U.S. and the UK on Thursday announced the unsealing of indictments against two Russian members of a major cybercriminal operation called Evil Corp.]( [Conservation]( [Polar Bears Have Invaded A Russian Town—Again]( [Over the past few days, 56 hungry polar bears have wandered into Ryrkaypiy, a village in far north Russia, forcing locals to cancel their New Year’s celebrations.]( [Apple]( [Apple Explains What's Going On With Its Big Location Services Mystery]( [Well, well, well. After failing to address a KrebsOnSecurity report that a location icon appeared in the status bar of an iPhone 11 even after all individual location and service settings have been disabled—giving the appearance that the device was sharing location data without a user’s consent—Apple has finally surfaced...]( YOU MAY ALSO LIKE [Jezebel]( [We Now Know The Makeup Brand Donald Trump Uses to Get His Face So Orange]( [The White House has strenuously denied that Donald Trump uses anything to achieve his trademark orange glow except for his “good genes,” despite incontrovertible evidence to the contrary. But now, thanks to a report from the Washington Post, as well as a very canny marketing trick, we now have a...]( [Kotaku]( [Amazon Customers Buy Nintendo Switch, Get Sent Condoms, Tambourines, Electric Toothbrushes Instead]( [There are reports coming out of the UK that at least a dozen people who bought a Nintendo Switch as part of Amazon’s Black Friday sales did not get sent a Nintendo Switch. Instead, they’ve received everything from air freshener to photopolymer resin instead.]( [Kotaku]( [Halo: Reach, As Told By Steam Reviews]( [Halo: Reach, Bungie’s final entry in its second (of three, so far) series about armored space knights, is finally on PC. People are clearly excited, so much so that they managed to propel it to the third most-played slot on Steam earlier this week. But do they actually like the...]( [Jalopnik]( [Nissan To U.S. Employees: Nobody Come To Work For Two Days In January]( [Nissan’s U.S. sales are so bad that furloughs and cost cuts are in order, everybody knew about the defective Ford transmissions, Toyota can’t make enough hybrids and more for this Morning Shift of Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.]( [The Inventory]( [Friday's Best Deals: Rick and Morty, Strategy Board Games, OneBlade, and More]( [Seasons 1-3 of Rick and Morty, a Strategy Board Game Gold Box, and a Philips Norelco OneBlade Trimmer and Shaver lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web.]( You made it to the end. Thanks for reading our newsletter! [Visit Gizmodo]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [Terms of Use]( | [Privacy Policy]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Profile Center]( © 2019 Gizmodo Media Group 1540 Broadway, 27th Floor New York, NY 10036