Tom Perkins

1 month ago | msn.com | Tom Perkins

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Tom Perkins

On a recent trip to New Orleans, the king cake baby became, for me, a symbol of plastic’s ubiquity in the food system. King cakes are a beloved Mardi Gras season sweet, and when bakers are done cooking them, they hide a small plastic baby in each. Whoever gets a slice with the baby in it receives good luck in the coming year. The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Tom Perkins

A new analysis finds 80% of more than 4,000 beauty products marketed toward Black women contain at least one moderately hazardous ingredient – and most contain multiple. The analysis follows a 2016 study with similar findings, and the authors suspect the chemical load in products like hair straighteners and skin lightening creams probably contributes to elevated rates of some diseases in Black women, including uterine and breast cancers.

1 month ago | theguardian.com | Tom Perkins

Antioxidants that give fruits and flowers their vibrant colors seem to counteract some of the most dangerous reproductive system effects of exposure to microplastics, such as decreased fertility, and could ultimately be used in developing treatments, new peer-reviewed research shows. The paper focused on microplastics’ reproductive toxicity and plant compounds called anthocyanins, which are widely found in nuts, fruits and vegetables.

2 months ago | consumerreports.org | Tom Perkins

In Week 3 of our Detox Your Kitchen Challenge, learn how to minimize mercury, PFAS, and other contaminants you get from fish and shellfish February 24, 2025 Photo: Getty Images Consumer Reports has partnered with The Guardian US to create this seven-week Detox Your Kitchen Challenge. My cat and I know how much of a challenge it can be to find seafood that isn’t contaminated with toxic chemicals.