THE VIDEO SHELF · endocrine disruptors
Gay Frogs: A Deep Dive
A long video essay on the claim that chemicals such as atrazine are feminizing frogs. It covers the science, the EPA and the role of chemical companies.
Why HN readers recommended it
Cited as support for the claim that chemicals affect amphibian sex and as an example of corporate influence over regulation.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Oki's Weird Stories
- Topic
- endocrine disruptors
- Format
- explainer
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 5
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2021–2023
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
Excerpts from the recorded comments. Follow each source for the full comment and surrounding discussion.
As ridiculous as it is, this one is very likely true. For a thorough review, see ”Gay Frogs: A Deep Dive” by Oki’s Weird Stories: [VIDEO]
eurasiantiger on Hacker News · 2022-07
In Review of 17α-ethynylestradiol in water across 32 countries: Estrogenic effectsIt's even worse: the chemical companies also get to dictate what science is allowed to be considered. [VIDEO] (this whole video is a gem, but ~13:30 is the relevant bit)
richbell on Hacker News · 2023-12
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