“You’re Being Lied To About Microplastics” - Dr. Chris DeArmitt
4/25/202639 min
A police officer turned materials scientist blows the whistle on the anti-plastic panic.
Dr. Chris DeArmitt, PhD materials scientist and leading independent expert on plastics, reveals why the microplastics scare is overhyped, who’s fu...
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First 90 secondsAndrew Gold· Host0:00
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Andrew Gold· Host0:46
Chris DeArmitt, how are you doing? Welcome to the show.
Chris DeArmitt· Guest0:49
Thank you, Andrew. I really appreciate it.
Andrew Gold· Host0:51
Oh, good, good. So tell me, I wanna go straight into it. You are the expert who says that microplastics, the panic is a lie. Is that right?
Chris DeArmitt· Guest1:00
That's correct, yeah, and I'm saying that 'cause that's what science says, and anyone who's saying differently is either a charlatan or being, being paid to say it or just doesn't know the science.
Andrew Gold· Host1:10
Do you think that is the case? Do you think it is a big pharma situation here? Not big pharma, big, uh... What would it be? Big environment.
Chris DeArmitt· Guest1:16
Yeah, it is. There's a lot of things going on. So, um, I know your friend, uh, Constantine, uh, Trigonometry, they got this all wrong 'cause they got on an expert who wasn't an expert, and other people like Joe Rogan are getting on people who simply don't know the science or are being